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Unit 1Politics（001）Critical Reading Skill—Active Reading（005）Text AStrong Leadership: The Story of the Communist Party of China（008）Text BHow Does China’s Whole-Process People’s Democracy Work?（014）Text CHow to Precisely Convey China’s Political Discourse to the West?（019）Unit 2Economy（027）Critical Reading Skill—Analytical Reading（030）Text AThe Reason Why China’s Economy Created a Miracle in Nearly 40 Years of Reform and Opening Up（033）Text BChina’s Miraculous Achievements in Numbers（039）Text CSeven Segments Shaping China’s Consumption Landscape（044）Unit 3Diplomacy（053）Critical Reading Skill—Evaluation（056）Text AOutlook on China’s Foreign Policy on Its Neighborhood in the New Era （Excerpt）（059）Text BMajor-Country Diplomacy Benefits the World-At-Large（067）Text CChina and Ireland Economic and Finance Cooperation（Excerpt）（071）Unit 4Society（079）Critical Reading Skill—Interpretation（083）Text APoverty Alleviation: China’s Experience and Contribution（Excerpt）（086）Text BMOE Press Conference Presents China’s Educational Achievements in 2023 （Excerpt）（092）Text C8 Reasons Why China is the Most Exciting Healthcare Story in the World Right Now（098）Unit 5Environment（105）Critical Reading Skill—Contextualization（109）Text AWorld Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: China’s Journey of Pushing Green forward, Desertification back（112）Text BChina’s Green Development in the New Era （Excerpt）（116）Text CEarth Day a Reminder of Our Shared Obligation（121）Unit 6Law（127）Critical Reading Skill—Synthesizing（131）Text AChina’s Law-Based Cyberspace Governance in the New Era （Excerpt）（134）Text BJudicial Reform Promotes Rule of Law（138）Text CInternational Law for the Global Community of Shared Future（141）Unit 7Science and Technology（147）Critical Reading Skill—Inference（150）Text AGlobal AI Governance Initiative（153）Text BChina’s Space Program: A 2021 Perspective （Excerpt） （158）Text CXiaomi（Excerpt）（165）00/高级英语阅读教程Unit 8China and Global Governance（171）Critical Reading Skill—Reflection（175）Text AChina’s Unique Role in the Field of Global Health （Excerpt）（178）Text BChina’s International Development Cooperation in the New Era （Excerpt）（184）Text CUnderstanding China’s Growing Involvement in Global Health and Managing Processes of Change （Excerpt）（191）