Unit 1
Education
Passage One: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Passage Two: Students’ Disengagement in Online Learning: Do Solutions Live Up to Their Promise?
Passage Three: Education System in China
Unit 2
Society
Passage One: Hanfu: Centuries - old Chinese Fashion Makes a Comeback
Passage Two: Sustainably Financing the Belt and Road Initiative
Passage Three: Time to Think Small
Unit 3
Economy
Passage One: Macro Policies Can Mend Structural Imbalances
Passage Two: RCEP to Accelerate Asia - Pacific’s Regional Integration
Passage Three: FDI Rise Shows Foreign Investors’ Firm Confidence
Unit 4
Science and Technology
Passage One: Domestic, Foreign Tech Giants Striving Toward Carbon Goals
Passage Two: Commercial 5G Drives Digital Transformation
Passage Three: Digital Technologies Key to Modernization of Farm Ecosystem
Unit 5
Culture
Passage One: Culture Insider: Chopsticks Do’s and Don’ts
Passage Two: Tea Culture in the Song Dynasty
Passage Three: Gua Sha: Ancient Chinese Medical Treatment Leaves Lasting Impressions
Unit 6
Politics
Passage One: 70 Years of Friendship, and Counting
Passage Two: How Century - old CPC Appeals to Youth Today
Passage Three: Window of Opportunity
Unit 7
Literature
Passage One: Invisible Man (Excerpt)
Passage Two: The Secret to a Happy Life — Courtesy of Tolstoy
Passage Three: The Old Man and the Sea (Excerpt)
Unit 8
Philosophy
Passage One: The Renaissance
Passage Two: Confucianism
Passage Three: Frankfurt School: Inception and Development
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