2nd International Conference on Social Science and Technology Education (ICSSTE 2016)

Analysis on Western Universal Theory

Sang Jiang Liao Ning Urban Construction Technical College, ShenYang, Liaoning, 110122

Abstract— Wrapped in academic discourse, 2.Status of Western universal Western universal values theory advocates "Universal value" means blindly copy the political discourse and political system with value system of other country advocating the so- strong imprint of western institutions called western "freedom, , equality disseminating by the form of public discourse. and " and other values, ignoring It shows a rebound trend, after a decline in the specificity and uniqueness of their own our country. In the critical period of the development. It advertises itself as the universal current economic and social development, we values of human society and turns to attack must be vigilant and stop the spread of this Chinese current political system. It is directly trend and identify its deceptive and harmful aimed at advocating political discourse and feature, preventing its penetration into the system which has a strong imprint of western masses so that we can focus on developing institutions, wrapping in academic discourse socialism with Chinese characteristics to cope through spread of academic discourse. with serious challenges that it would bring. In recent years, some remarks promoting western "universal value" make a great clamor, Key Words- Western universal values trying to infiltrate socialist discourse system of theory; Socialist core values; Socialism with the eighteenth session of the National People's Chinese characteristics Congress with western abstract "freedom, 1.INTRODUCTION democracy, equality, human rights" concept and distort the contents of the socialist core values. Western universal value theory is not a It is said: four "advocates" which is put forward simple academic concepts and its related in the report of the eighteenth session of the controversy involves in our country's National People's Congress " lists universal ideological security and socialist orientation for values in the scope of socialist core values". development. Using the Marxist stand, Some people say some new formulations in the viewpoint and method to respond for us to eighteenth session of the National People's clarify wrong concepts is of great significance Congress worth attention, among which the for ensuring the correct direction of socialism largest highlight is listing democracy, freedom, with Chinese characteristics. Western universal equality, and other universal values in the value theory advocates the existence of socialist core values, marking that the Chinese universal human values, essentially considering Communist Party ideologically begin to move the values of Western countries as a universal closer to a modern society. "1. Such remarks human pursuit of eternal value, to which we lead to a rebound trend of west universal values should consciously boycott and insist on the after a decline in China. belief of building socialism with Chinese Reason of the trend lies in that since the characteristics cause. reform and opening up policy, the successful practice and great achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics build a strong

© 2016. The authors - Published by Atlantis Press 239 foundation of path confidence, theory that only capitalism can guarantee the confidence and institutional confidence. The realization of these values. Its essence is to penetration and evolution of a variety of western destroy the fortress of socialist and erroneous ideas in economic, political and system of values and promote convergence of historical fields have been difficult to achieve its world social system. It is particularly purpose. In this case, the western universal outstanding on Western countries’ attitude on value is forced to find a breakthrough in value China's performance. In their view, different and the western hostile forces also take the from Western values, values inherited from opportunity to reverse the direction of refining ancient times do not have any universal socialist values." applicability. The former US President Bill And the deeper reason is on the one hand Clinton once said, America's goal is to establish closely related to "bourgeois liberalization" a "democratic and prosperous world," and will thought in process of China's reform and spare no efforts to promote "democratic state opening. Some people focus on problems in the system" and "free institutions" to the world and advance process of socialist cause under the China, reshaping the world with Western values. influence of western bourgeoisie value and Currently, some people are in blind pursuit theoretical system, advocating abstract of western theory advocate the western humanitarianism, neo-liberalism. They look at universal value theory without knowing essence the history of the socialism practice and re- and truth of things from the surface of the text valuate all values in an attempt to completely and abstract concept of freedom, democracy, negate Marxism. On the other hand, some equality and human rights. Moreover they equal people do not resist temptations in the process the things in human civilization to of development of the socialist market economy universal value, ignoring regularity of freedom, and lost position between the interests and democracy, equality, the concept of justice in the socialist ideals and beliefs turning to Western ideological connotation and regulations of laws thought. of socialism and forcibly mix with the concept advocated by the west. Its essence is to negate 3.Characteristics in the spread of western practice,theory and established system of universal value Chinese and Marx Marxism Chinesization acting as guardians of western ideology. 3.1 Aiming at deceiving the word Nowadays western universal value theory 3.2 Taking measures of hot news speculation is a product of western contemporary non- ideological thought. In the process of theory Based on western values, western universal promotion and construction, it emphasizes the values hype universality of western values with commonality of human nature and values the help of social hot news. In 2012, when Mo standard and deny human Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the class and historic nature. This theory concretizes foreign media remarked "he should be seen as a concepts of freedom, democracy, equality and model of Chinese writer’s communicating with human rights considering that what they preach universal civilization". There are also some is universal value, and avoid the materiality of Chinese scholars agreed ", humanity, those values and regard capitalist system as the love, understanding and tolerance are Mo Yan’s best system in human society. It emphasizes speech keywords and he used this to join capitalism civilization is the ultimate worldwide universal values ". In 2013, Chinese insurmountable human civilization and think reform step into the key stage. As for questions appeared in China's economic development,

240 some people advocate only accepting the our own affairs can we really deal with serious "universal values", Chinese second reform could challenge of universal values. Only we have a future. The development of Chinese concentrate on our own development would economy and society must move forward to the universal values collapse without being attacked. "universal values" and values implied in 4.1 Insist on correct public opinion guidance Chinese model have a profound "ideological" Since the eighteenth session of the National characteristics while Chinese modernization People's Congress, the socialist core values must "uphold universal values." In 2014, in the provide a powerful ideological weapon against event of Hong Kong's illegal "Zhan Zhong", Western "universal values". On one hand, we some people ignore proven success of "one must actively preach to explain country two systems", advocating Hong Kong theoretical perspective and practice attributes "anti-mainland" sentiment so as to interfere in contained in socialist value system to provide Hong Kong affairs. strong theoretical support and ideological 4. Keep an eye on the rebound of western guarantee for resisting the erroneous ideas and universal value theory spreading the socialist core values. We should In the context of economic globalization, adhere to combine the socialist core values the Western hostile forces advocate freedom, education with Chinese dream publicity and democracy, equality and human rights under the education and combine the basic requirements background of Western society and carry out of the socialist core values with the actual culture "neo-interventionism". Its essence is to specific work so as to actively practice the core guide public opinion without restraint and values in the modern practice in China to the disrupt economic and social development of extent of matching words with deeds. On the guidance thought and the socialist orientation to other hand, concentrate efforts to the "three interfere socialist modernization process for the close". We should actively use the news media, purpose of achieving the goal of safeguarding the Internet and other communication carriers to western interests. Some domestic scholars create atmosphere of the mainstream media so advocate the western universal value theory and that social of all for one, one for all and try in vain to solve problems appeared in the social atmospherethe advocating process of development of Chinese social and doing good turns can take shape. It can reform by wholesale acceptance of Western really bring socialist core values into the ear, culture to, which is actually a serious cultural into the brain, into the heart and strengthen main anxiety and non confidence. In the critical public opinion environment of socialist core period of China's economic and social values. development, we must be vigilant and stop the spread of this trend, promoting mainstream 4.2 Create a new situation in building the ideology construction and improve the political socialist cause with Chinese characteristics discernment to recognize the essential attribute Comrade Deng Xiaoping's socialist of consciousness. Also we should strengthen the modernization blueprint for us is becoming a and faith education and socialism with bright reality step by step. Our great motherland Chinese characteristics education, in particular is more and more prosperous and strong day by to strengthen education form of the socialist day and the Chinese nation is step by core values and highlight the theme of education step toward road of great rejuvenation. In this as well as innovating advocacy methods and process, there are still unsatisfactory in our seizing the public speaking right against the democracy rule of law, fairness and justice, penetration of universal values into the masses. freedom and equality, however, nowadays Fundamentally speaking, only coping well with China's rapid development has won the respect

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