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听力训练2 Chinas Proposed Economic Changes Get Fast Market Reaction Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Mario Ritter in Washington. China has long acted as a leading exporter to the world. But, social problems have grown in the country as its economy slows. Today we learn about changes proposed by Chinas ruling Communist Party. Later, we hear about low-cost business startups in the United States. China announced a long list of reforms earlier this month. Communist Party leaders agreed on the reforms at a closed meeting in Beijing. The measures could affect almost every part of life in China. Possible economic reforms have received a lot of attention. Christopher Cruise has more in this report from VOAs Bill Ide in Beijing. Chinas Communist Party Lists Reforms Last week, China released a list of what could become historic reforms. They included plans for dealing with social issues and the environment, fighting corruption and making changes in the military. Communist Party officials set out 60 goals in a report released after their talks. In recent days, the economic reforms received most of the attention. The promise to let markets play a decisive part in the economy was credited with lifting stock prices in Hong Kong and Shanghai earlier this week. Calls for economic reform have grown louder recently. Chinas economy is expanding at its slowest rate in more than 20 years. Until recently, the economy grew at a yearly rate of near or above 10 percent. Last year, China reported growth of 7.8 percent. That is high for most countries, but not for Chinas export-driven economy. Some experts are calling for an economic model that depends less on exports and more on personal spending within the country. Louis Kuijs is an economist with Royal Bank of Scotland. He told VOA that some of the new reforms are aimed at the powerful state-owned businesses or enterprises. In general, this whole strategy of strengthening the role of the market and changing the role o