Nothing at all will come of this meeting. It's just a PR stunt for Ma and China is looking for a way to influence the upcoming elections and the KMT. It's very likely the KMT will lose the next election and since Ma has been their leader he's bent over backwards to accommodate China. He believes his policies have heralded closer ties, but in actuality he's been their puppet. His popularity rating in Taiwan have been on an ever decreasing trend and he's viewed as a complete lame-duck. For his part, Ma is near the end of his presidency and is looking to secure his legacy in the history books. Some political commentators have speculated that there will be quite a negative backlash in Taiwan after the meeting. Ma is so out of touch with the rest of the country it's almost a joke.