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Question: How to understand the profound connotation of the Chinese Dream?

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The Chinese Dream, formally proposed by Xi Jinping in November 2012, is the shorthand expression for “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” (中华民族伟大复兴). Its profound内涵 (connotations) are rich and multi-layered, but can be systematically understood through the following core dimensions:

  1. The core content of the Chinese Dream
    The most essential and central elements of the Chinese Dream are national prosperity and strength (国家富强), national rejuvenation (民族振兴), and people’s happiness (人民幸福).
    These three aspects are organically unified, mutually reinforcing, and together constitute the fundamental pursuit of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era.

  2. National prosperity and strength (国家富强)
    This refers to China’s continuous enhancement of its comprehensive national power, including economic strength, scientific and technological strength, military strength, cultural soft power, and international influence.
    It means further developing and perfecting the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, building a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful, and achieving high-quality development and modernization in an all-round way.

  3. National rejuvenation (民族振兴)
    This means that, through its own unremitting efforts and continuous strengthening, the Chinese nation will once again stand among the advanced nations of the world and regain a leading position in the world in terms of comprehensive strength, innovation capability, and civilizational contribution.
    It is not about seeking hegemony or expansion, but about realizing the historical leap from “standing up” and “getting rich” to “becoming strong,” thereby realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts.

  4. People’s happiness (人民幸福)
    This is the fundamental purpose and ultimate value orientation of the Chinese Dream.
    It means that the people’s rights and interests are more fully protected, that the people enjoy more substantial democracy, more adequate social security, more fair opportunities, better education, more reliable employment, higher incomes, more comfortable living conditions, a richer spiritual and cultural life, and a more beautiful ecological environment.
    In short, the Chinese Dream is ultimately the dream of every Chinese person, and it must be realized by relying on the joint efforts of all the people and must benefit every Chinese person.

In summary, the Chinese Dream links the destiny of the country, the nation, and each individual closely together. It is both a grand historical vision for the nation and a realistic life pursuit for every ordinary person. It reflects the historical continuity of the Chinese nation’s centuries-long struggle for rejuvenation and embodies the new historical starting point and era requirements of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

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