From both historical and realistic aspects, this paper generalizes and criticizes the so-called “ universal values ” , demonstrates its bourgeois attribute,exposes the real purpose of advertising “ universal values ” by US-led Western countries, and reveals the truth that socialism will eventually replace capitalism. The article discusses the significance of criticizing “universal values”, and of building up socialist core values. As viewed from China’s international environment, and around debates on values, it is not only a purely academic dispute, but a struggle for the power of discourse in the field of ideology among different classes and different types of countries. Therefore, we must deeply understand the significance of adhering to socialist core values in disputing the discourse power in ideological systems. <<