The Eighteenth National Congress of the CPC proposes to advocate wealth, strength, democracy, civilization and harmony, freedom, equality, justice and the rule of law, patriotism, dedication, honesty and friendliness, and to actively cultivate and practice socialist core values. Wealth and strength, democracy, civilization and harmony are the value goals at the national level, freedom, equality, justice and the rule of law are the value orientations at the social level, and patriotism, dedication, honesty and friendliness are the value norms at the level of the individual citizen, and these 24 words are the basic content of socialist core values. Wealth and Strength Being rich and strong is like the backbone of a nation, lifting up the country’s backbone and protecting the well-being of the people. As old China was bullied by the great powers, realizing the country’s wealth and the people’s prosperity has become the strongest and most persistent aspiration of the Chinese people in recent times. Democracy The Communist Party of China (CPC) takes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping