How The "Chinese Dream" DIED

Secure your privacy and get 70% off Proton VPN today at https://protonvpn.com/klaize We always hear about the “American Dream” but have you ever wondered what the “Chinese Dream” is? Timestamp 0:00 Intro 0:29 Baby Boomers 2:33 Gen-X 7:00 Millennials 12:00 Gen-Z .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ my gear! • camera: Canon EOS R6 Mark II • mic: Wooden Spoon (Rode Wireless PRO) • tripod: Velbon UT-3AR • lens: Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens • teleprompter: NEEWER Other places you can find me at: Pateron:   / klaize   Instagram:   / brandon_hombre   .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ .̷.̷.̷ References (Academic papers and Web Articles) NilsenIQ. 2025年中国X世代影响力报告 [online] Available at: https://www.eet-china.com/mp/a461722.... KPMG. 2017. China’s Connected Consumers. [online] Available at: https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/k... 廉思. 2024. 新时代中国青年的价值观. [online] Available at: https://www.zytx.org.cn/xwzx/llyj/202... Deloitte. 2024. 德勤2024年最新调研发现，Z世代和千禧一代坚守自我价值观，在变局中拓路前行. [online] Available at: https://www.deloitte.com/cn/zh/about/... 罗韬. 2025. 川观智库资讯丨品质与体验并行，婴儿潮一代和千禧一代消费意愿最强. [online] Available at: https://comment.scol.com.cn/011080/20... 潘冰晶. 2016. 千禧一代反权威、生活精致 正在改变着中国. [online] Available at: https://www.yicai.com/news/5034492.html Bicker, L. 2024. A restless Gen Z is reshaping the Chinese Dream. [online] Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia... Fang, X. 2024. Social Media, Branding and Customer Loyalty: WeChat Users of Generation X, Y and Baby Boomers in China. [online] Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/rcha.v2i5.... Mei, Z. 2024. Reporting the others’ speech, uncovering China’s world dream. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.24019.mei Tan, H. 2026. The 'Chinese Dream' is shrinking for Gen Z. [online] Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com/china... Yuan, L. 2025. ‘The Better Life Is Out of Reach’: The Chinese Dream Is Slipping Away. [online] Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/bu... BGM: NewJeans – Zero    • NewJeans (뉴진스) 'Zero' Official MV   Evan Call – Time Flows Ever Onward    • Time Flows Ever Onward   Red Velvet – Bad Boy    • Red Velvet 레드벨벳 'Bad Boy' MV   Wonder Girls – Rewind    • Rewind   Kevin Penkin – The First Layer    • Made in Abyss OST 2: 02. The First Layer   IVE – ELEVEN    • IVE 아이브 'ELEVEN' MV   f(x) – 4 Walls    • f(x) 에프엑스 '4 Walls' MV   Christopher Lennertz - I Can Do Anything    • I Can Do Anything / Finale   XG – LEFT RIGHT    • XG - LEFT RIGHT (Official Music Video)   Kevin Penkin - The Crystal Pavilion    • The Crystal Pavilion   Kevin Penkin – Echo    • Echo   Yu-Peng – Snow-Buried Tales    • Snow-Buried Tales   Koji Kondo -    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Tit...   Pokémon Mystery Dungeon OST’s -    • Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky F...   Tags: video essay, cultural commentary, social commentary, internet analysis, analysis video, Chinese society explained, chinese dream, american dream, china gen-z, chinese genz, lay flat, 996, china authoritarian, china overwork, the chinese dream, chinese boomers, chinese gen-x, xi jingping, mao zedong, East Asian culture, China, East Asia, storytime documentary, China explained, wonny, aini, jgao, dumanity, klaize