Common goal

Zhou Tianyong, deputy director of the International Strategy Institute with the Party School of the CPC Central Committee, said that Chinese dream has set a common goal among the public, and it is expected to make the nation more cohesive.

"Just like the American dream, which has become a core value of the people in the United States, the Chinese dream will also become the people's common ideal and belief," he said.

The fulfillment of the "Chinese dream" is based on the country's rapid economic growth, which has provided more opportunities for the people, especially younger talents, Zhou said.

About 272,900 Chinese students who studied overseas came back to China after graduation last year, with a year-on-year increase of 46.57 percent, according to data released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on March 21.

"China's rapid development has served an engine for global growth, and

The Chinese dream will not pose any threat to other nations, since peace is in line with the heritage of the country's thousands of years of history and culture, he said.

Buddhist master Hsing Yun, founder of Taiwan's influential Fo Guang Shan Monastery, has spoken highly of the "Chinese dream", according to a report of the Xinhua News Agency.

"It is a big dream and a great one," the 86-year-old said on April 6 while attending a forum in the town of Bo'ao in south China's Hainan province.

"It means making China a strong and harmonious country, where justice and fairness is honored, people are happy and the social environment is safe and comfortable," he was quoted as saying.