People in China, US 'have similar dreams'

HOUSTON - Both the "American Dream" and "Chinese Dream" share the same goal of pursuing better and more secure lives, making the United States and China much in common, a US film producer said in a recent interview.

"Chinese have very powerful family values. What an average Chinese wants and what an average American wants at that level is absolutely similar," William Mundell, producer of Better Angels, a feature documentary showcasing China-US ties, told Xinhua in Houston.

The 92-minute theatrical documentary is directed by award-winning director Malcolm Clarke and produced by Mundell and award-winning Chinese producer Han Yi. The title comes from a speech by US President Abraham Lincoln, who pleaded with peoples of the northern and southern United States to remain friends with the prospect of a civil war on the horizon.