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BEIJING - The phone conversation between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year has sent a positive signal to the world, indicating a possible improvement of China-US relations, which were seriously damaged over the past few years. The timing of this conversation is appropriate and wise. As the Chinese people celebrate their most important traditional festival with their families and friends, the exchange of festive greetings

Around 2,200 local applicants have been accepted by Taiwanese higher education institutions starting from the new academic year, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Director-General Lu Chang-shui said yesterday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape, Lu said he expected half of the successful applicants to study in their undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in Taiwan in September. The number of applicants admitted this year was “more or