ChineseDreamvs.AmericanDream“Torealizeahealthysociety,tobuildarichdemocraticcultureandpeacefulsocietyisagoalthecountrystrugglestoachieve.TheChinesepeople’sbiggesthopeistorealizenationalwealth,socialdevelopment,andhappiness.”–PresidentXiatthecloseofthe20thPeople’sCongress“Letallofourclassesriseup,becomemoreprosperousandhappierinlivingthe‘Americandream.’Thisisourpurposenow,tomakeourbiggestcontributiontotheworld’sideasandwell-being.”–JamesTruslowAdams,TheEpicofAmericaDifferencesandCausesA.TheChinesedreamisaboutnationalprosperity.B.ThegoaloftheChinesedreamisnationalrejuvenation.C.TheChinesedreammustberealizedbytheChinesepeople.A.TheAmericadreamisaboutindividualprosperity.B.ThegoaloftheAmericandreamisindividualachievement.C.TheAmericandreamcanonlyberealizedusingthehumanresourcesofothercountries.DifferencesandCausesD.TheAmericandreamisaboutindividualfreedomandhappiness.E.TheAmericandreamreliessolelyonexperience.F.TheAmericandreamreliesonindividualism.G.TheAmericandreamisfortheindividual’sglory.D.TheChinesedreamisaboutgroupharmonyandhappiness.E.TheChinesedreamhasalonghistorybehindit.F.TheChinesedreamcombineseveryone’swisdomandeffort.G.TheChinesedreamisaboutthepeople’sglory.TheChinesedreamisaboutnationalprosperity.TheAmericadreamisaboutindividualprosperity.ComparedtoChina,Americahasahugegeographicadvantage.Surroundedbywateronthreesides,theUSiseasytodefendandhardtoattack.Atyrantsincethebeginningofitshistory,theUShasneverbeensubjugatedbyanothernation.Instead,theUSfrequentlyseizesthenaturalresourcesofotherstates.Assuch,theyhaveneverworriedabouttheircountry’ssafety.Peoplearefreetoconcentrateontheirdreamsforwealth.Sinceancienttimes,however,China’sbordershavealwaysbeeninperil.Historicallessonshavetaughtusthatacountry’sstrengthresidesinitspeople’sabilitytoliveandworkinapeacefulenvironment.Therefore,theChinesedreammust,firstandforemost,prioritizenationalstrength.ThegoaloftheChinesedreamisnationalrejuvenation.ThegoaloftheAmericandreamisindividualachievement.ChinaismadeofpeoplefromtheHanethnicityandmultipleotherminoritygroups.Together,thesepeoplemakeuptheChinesenation.Sinceancienttimes,Chinesepeoplewerebornandraisedhere,sharedadversitiestogether,havehadinseparableties,andthushaveverydeepfeelingsforthisland.America’sethnicmakeupismorecomplicated.Blackpeoplehavebeendiscriminatedagainstforalongtime,andalthoughthelawtreatsthemequallynow,asmallincidentcancausearacialconflict.Americaisamulti-ethniccountry,withouttheconceptofamotherland,sotheycanonlyspeakaboutindividualachievements.TheChinesedreammustberealizedbytheChinesepeople.TheAmericandreamcanonlyberealizedusingthehumanresourcesofothercountries.TheAmericandreamemphasizesthatnomatterwhereyouwerebornorwhatyoursocialstatusis,everyonecanrelyontheirownabilitytoseizeopportunitiesforsuccess.FormanypeoplefromsmallEuropeancountries,thesepreceptswereveryattractiveandencouragedthemtotaketheriskofgoingtoAmerica.China,ontheotherhand,has1.3billionpeopleandcannotrelyonbringinginoutsiderstodevelopitself.That’swhyPresidentXistated,“theChinesedreamrequireswalkingdowntheChinesepath,”“theChinesedreamrequiresusingChineseenergy,”TheChinesedreamisaboutgroupharmonyandhappiness.TheAmericandreamisaboutindividualfreedomandhappiness.Chinesepeoplehavehada“family”ideologysinceancienttimes.So,happinessfortheChinesepeopleisagroupconcept.Withinonefamily,happinessissharedamongallitsmembers.Therefore,GeneralSecretaryXiJinpingusedthree“sharings”todescribethevisionoftheChinesedream:“sharingtheopportunitytohaveacolorfullife,sharingtheopportunitytomakedreamsareality,sharingtheopportunityofthesamemotherlandinthesameagetogrowandprogresstogether.”Incontrast,WesternEuropeanandAmericanculturesemphasizeindividualism,thepursuitofpersonalfreedomandhappiness.TheChinesedreamhasalonghistorybehindit.TheAmericandreamreliessolelyonexperience.AconsiderablepartofChina’sself-confidenceinachievingitsdreamcomesfromhistory.TheChinesenationhas5,000yearsofcivilization.Ithasprosperednumeroustimesthroughouthistoryandwasoncetherichestandmostpowerfulcountryintheworld.GeneralSecretaryXiJinping’suseoftheword“rejuvenation”inhisphrase“theChinesedreamtoachievethegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation”revealsoptimismandconfidence.Incontrast,Americaonlyhastwoorthreehundredyearsofhistory.Fromitsfounding,theU.S.hasdependedupontheexploitationofothercountries’resourcesandtalentstograduallybecomeasuperpower.Itsdreamistoextendthisreality,topreventanychallengestoitspower,sothatitmayalwaysdreamitsdream.TheChinesedreamcombineseveryone’swisdomandeffort.TheAmericandreamreliesonindividualism.TorealizetheChinesedream,everyone’spowermustbecondensed,eachpersonaddingstrengthandsteadfastdiligence;everyperson’sintelligenceandwisdommustbeutilized,strivingtowardonedirection.RealizingtheChinesedreamdependsoncollectiveconsciousness,collectivepowerandcollectivewisdom.Toachievethedreamnow,consciousnessmustbeunified,onetargetmustbeclarified.America,however,hasfollowedapragmaticpathsinceitsfounding:tosimplypursueindividualprosperityandhappiness,sothatthecombinationofindividua