When I was living in China I got good enough that I could often get the gist of many articles, but not all the details. I’m a bit out of practice now, but it’s still a major goal.
My speaking is functionally fluent, but certainly would also improve if I reached this reading goal since the main area that I need for going to the next level in speaking is increasing my vocabulary.
P.S. I have seen a book in bookstores in China on this very subject, but have yet to purchase it. Don’t know if it’s available in U.S. I think the title is actually something like “Learning to Read the Newspaper in Chinese”
