Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (R) chats with a veteran who survived China's attacks on Kinmen on October 25, 2009, a Taiwan-controlled fortified island off China's southeastern Xiamen city. Ma pledged further reconciliation with former bitter rival China as the island observed a bloody battle against the Chinese communist forces in 1949. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (R) chats with a veteran who survived China's attacks on Kinmen on October 25, 2009, a Taiwan-controlled fortified island off China's southeastern Xiamen city. Ma pledged further reconciliation with former bitter rival China as the island observed a bloody battle against the Chinese communist forces in 1949.