Contrast-of-American-dream-and-Chinese-dream美国梦中国梦

Americandream&ChinesedreamAmericandream&ChinesedreamIntroductionofAmericandreamIntroductionofChinesedreamThedifferencebetweenAmericandreamandChinesedreamAmericandreamThetermAmericandreamwasfirstposedbyJamesTruslowAdamsinhisbookTheEpicofAmericawhichwaswrittenin1931.Americandream“thatdreamofalandinwhichlifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryman,withopportunityforeachaccordingtohisabilityorachievement....”Chinesedream实现全面建成小康社会、建成富强民主文明和谐的社会主义现代化国家的奋斗目标，实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦，就是要实现国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福。---习近平在十二届全国人大一次会议闭幕会上的讲话Chinesedreamvs.AmerciandreamTheChinesedreamisaboutnationalprosperity.TheAmericadreamisaboutindividualprosperity.ChinaSinceancienttimes,attacksonChina’sbordershaveneverceased.Historicallessonshavetaughtusthatacountry’sstrengthresidesinitspeople’sabilitytoliveandworkinapeacefulenvironment.Therefore,theChinesedreammust,prioritizenationalstrength.Americahugegeographicadvantageeasytodefendandhardtoattackfrequentlyseizesthenaturalresourcesofotherstatesnoworryabouttheircountry’ssafetyfreetoconcentrateontheirdreamsforwealth.Chinesedreamvs.AmerciandreamThegoaloftheChinesedreamisnationalrejuvenation(民族复兴).ThegoaloftheAmericandreamisindividualachievement.ChinaSinceancienttimes,Chinesepeoplewerebornandraisedhere,sharedadversitiestogether,havehadinseparableties,andthushaveverydeepfeelingsforthisland.Thepeopleshareoneconsensus---iftheethnicityisvulnerableandsubjecttobullyingbyothernations,theindividual’sdignitywillbelost.AmericaAmerica’sethnicmakeupismorecomplicated.Americaisamulti-ethniccountry,withouttheconceptofamotherland,sotheycanonlyspeakaboutindividualachievements.Chinesedreamvs.AmerciandreamTheChinesedreammustberealizedbytheChinesepeople.TheAmericandreamcanberealizedusingthehumanresourcesofothercountries.ChinaChinahas1.3billionpeopleandcannotrelyonbringinginoutsiderstodevelopitself.That’swhyPresidentXistated,“theChinesedreamrequireswalkingdowntheChinesepath”,“theChinesedreamrequiresusingChineseenergy”,“theChinesedreamrequiresharnessingChinesepower”.AmericaTheAmericandreamemphasizesthateveryonecanrelyontheirownabilitytoseizeopportunitiesforsuccess.FormanypeoplefromsmallEuropeancountries,thesepreceptswereveryattractiveandencouragedthemtotaketheriskofgoingtoAmerica.Historically,theUnitedStatesrepeatedlyusedthepeopleofothernationstodevelopherself.Chinesedreamvs.AmerciandreamTheChinesedreamisaboutgroupharmonyandhappiness.TheAmericandreamisaboutindividualfreedomandhappiness.ChinaFromearlyon,Chinesepeopleheldtheconceptof“homeland”andtheideaofthecommunityverystrongly.Withinahousehold,onlywhenrelationsareharmoniousandeveryoneisingoodhealthcananindividualbehappy.ForChinesepeople,happinessisagroupidea.Inafamily,happinessisshared;inacountry,happinessisalsoshared.AmericaWesterncultureemphasizestheindividualandtheindividualpursuitoffreedomandhappiness.Chinesedreamvs.AmerciandreamTheChinesedreamcombineseveryone’swisdomandeffort.TheAmericandreamreliesonindividualism.ChinaTheChinesedreamdependsontheentirenation’scooperation.TorealizetheChinesedream,everyonemustbeawareoftheoverarchinggoal.Chinesepeoplecanaccomplishgreatthings,buttheymustbeunitedintheirideas.AmericaTheAmericandreamisabouteveryonewalkingdowntheirownpaths,eachseekingindividualgoalsofwealthandhappiness.Assuch,individualaccomplishmentscontributedtoAmerica’spower.