China Dream and Geocommunication

The China Dream is a term which appeared in the international rhetoric around ten years ago and has been closely associated with the rule of Xi Jinping. During this time, it acquired different connotations and interpretations. Using the method of communicative deconstruction, the very structure of the Chinese Dream is analyzed in the context of global communication. The stated soft power of the concept is examined through the model, proposed by Manuel Castells for the image of the network society. Having in mind some of the important communication events that have happened internationally during the last decade, the study positions the China Dream as a national doctrine with global effects in the context of the new Geocommunication Model, developed by this author, referring to the new international communication in the 21st century and the role of China as a world economic and political leader.