On Saturday, the presidents of China and Taiwan will meet, according to a spokesperson for the president of Taiwan. This will be the first meeting of the two leaders since the 1949 Chinese Communist Revolution, which divided the two in a conflict that affected Asian politics for over 50 years.

The New York Times reports that Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will meet with China’s President Xi Jinping in an effort to improve relations. However, according to a spokesperson, no agreements are expected during the meeting.

China has not made any comment or statement on the matter, since Taiwan announced the news in the early morning. Despite improving relations between the countries, China stands firm in their belief that Taiwan will need to be reunified, even if force requires it.

The two countries have not formally met since Nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek fled China’s mainland and went to Taiwan after losing a civil war to the Communist party led by Mao Zedong, in the 1940’s. Nationalists called Taiwan the Republic of China, and have since promised to take the mainland back one day.

The United States considered Taiwan the home of the Chinese government for quite some time. However, in 1979, the U.S. began diplomatic relations in Beijing, instead.