%0 Journal Article %T Chinese Dream (中国梦) — textual image of the collectivist construct embodying the spirit of contemporary China %A Gut, Arkadiusz %A Wilczewski, Michał %J Media Research Issues %V 2015 %R 10.4467/2299-6362PZ.15.056.4295 %N Volume 58, Issue 4 (224) %P 839-859 %K Chinese Dream, Xi Jinping, social media, press texts, textual analysis %@ 0555-0025 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zeszyty-prasoznawcze/article/chinese-dream-zhong-guo-meng-kolektywistyczny-konstrukt-ucielesniajacy-ducha-wspolczesnych-chin %X This article presents an attempt to explicate the concept of Chinese Dream on the basis of the political thought and guidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as to show the socio-political and cognitive context of its implementation, and its place in the philosophy of the Communist Party of China. Aside from the theoretical framework of the concept, the Chinese people’s opinions from social networking sites (huxiu.com, blogchina.com, sohu.com) and the Chinese edition ofFinancial Times will be provided. The second part of the article constitutes a textual reconstruction of the Chinese Dream in international press, taking into account such newspapers as New York Times, Financial Times, Global Times, Economist, China Digital Times, China Daily USA, South China Morning Post Columns.