Chinese Dream

The vivid expression of “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” is an important strategic thought put forward by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core.

On November 29, 2012, Xi Jinping first proposed the Chinese Dream during his visit to the exhibition of The Road to Rejuvenation. He said that “realizing the national rejuvenation has been the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. This dream embodies the long-cherished wish of several generations of Chinese people, the overall interests of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people, and the common expectation of every child of China.” He said: “I firmly believe that the goal of building a moderately well-off society in an all-round way can be realized by the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and by the 100th anniversary of the founding of New China, the goal of building a prosperous, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern socialist country and the dream of the national rejuvenation can be realized.” After that, he profoundly expounded the Chinese Dream on many occasions.

The Chinese Dream contains rich ideological connotations, the core of which is the prosperity of the country, national rejuvenation and people's happiness. Prosperity of the country and national rejuvenation mean that through its own continuous development, China’s comprehensive national strength will be further enhanced, and by the middle of the 21st century, China will become a prosperous, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern socialist country and be included into developed countries. The Chinese nation will once again stand tall among the nations of the world. People’s happiness means that people's rights are guaranteed more adequately, and everyone shares common development and the opportunity to grow with the motherland and the times.

The Chinese Dream is the dream of the country, the dream of the nation, and the dream of every Chinese. Prosperity of the country and national rejuvenation are the foundation and guarantee of people's happiness, and the latter is the fundamental starting point and foothold of the former. The Chinese Dream is a dream of peace, development, and win-win cooperation. It is connected with the beautiful dreams of the people of the world. It not only benefits the Chinese people but also world peace and development. To realize the Chinese Dream, we must keep to the Chinese path, be guided by the Chinese spirit and boost national cohesion.

Keeping to the Chinese path means keeping to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. With a profound historical origin and a broad realistic foundation, the path is a correct one that conforms to China's national conditions and can richen the people and strengthen the country, and the only way to realize the Chinese Dream. Being guided by the Chinese spirit means that we should carry forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core. This spirit is the soul of national rejuvenation and prosperity that can enhance national cohesion. To boost national cohesion is to gather the strength of the unity of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups. We must rely firmly on the people to make the Chinese Dream a reality because it is the people’s dream after all. Only when everyone struggles for a beautiful dream can they gather the majestic power to realize the Chinese Dream to realize the Chinese Dream, we must adhere to peaceful development, unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, and keep to an open win-win strategy of mutual benefit.

Peaceful development does not only aims at China's own development but also emphasizes China’s responsibility for and contribution to the world. Only peace can facilitate the realization of dreams. Hard work can make dreams come true. There is still a long way to go in realizing the Chinese Dream which requires generations of Chinese people to work together for it.