The Chinese dream shattered between hard and soft power

Bibliographic Data

ID11267418
AuthorsJan Servaes (0000-0001-8796-9647, City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume38
Issue3
Pages437-449
Publication date2016-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0163443716631283
OpenAlexW2284737353
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

Sometimes the Chinese dream is of sustainable development, of anti-corruption, of constitutionalism, of a clean environment, or of social harmony. Essentially, like the American dream or any dream for that matter, the Chinese dream can mean anything to anyone. However, more so than in ‘democratic societies’, where dreaming is free and extensively discussed, the authoritarian Chinese government and Communist Party seem to have a problem as these slogans do not resonate with the broader public, neither nationally nor internationally

Art · Authoritarianism · China · Chinese Dream · Communism · Constitutionalism · Democracy · Dream · Government (linguistics · Harmony (color · Language change · Literature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social harmony · Social science · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Psychology

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