The Chinese Dream: Concept and Context

Abstract

Issue Title: Special Issue on China's Dream: Looking for the Future

With the Chinese Dream as a new, signature ideology of the CCP comes the important and challenging task of understanding its concept. This article examines the concept and context of the Chinese Dream, especially its core concept of national rejuvenation. It focuses on tracing the background of the concept and analyzes the context of this new narrative from three closely connected aspects: historical perspectives, domestic legitimacy, and the comprehension of the concept in an international context.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]