Wealth and power: Communist Party pushes the 'China Dream'

BEIJING — In schools, factories and opera theaters nationwide, Chinese residents are being pushed to pursue the "China Dream" as the Communist Party steps up its propaganda efforts ahead of its July 1 birthday.

Workers at state-owned companies held writing and singing contests in June with a "China Dream" theme, listened to lecturers and selected model colleagues, state news agency Xinhua reported. Elementary school students and high-schoolers kicked off a six-month-long poetry reading competition. A prison in eastern Jiangsu province hosted a China Dream speech contest, as did the Beijing Railway Station.