This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 7, 2013. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

Xi Jinping, the new General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, delivered this speech after touring the Road to Revival exhibition at the National Museum of China. It is commonly referred to as his China Dream speech. After the speech, a China Dream website was launched and a number of other China Dream programs were set in motion. The text below is the official English translation of the speech.

This issue of the USC U.S.-China Institute's newsletter focuses on China in U.S. campaign advertising and the Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress. As always, Talking Points includes our comprehensive calendar of China-focused events and exhibitions across North America.

This CRS report was written by Susan V. Lawrence, specialist in Asian Affairs