在本世纪内实现“基本普及九年义务教育,基本扫除青壮年文盲”(以下简称“两基”)的目标,是党的十四大确定的一项战略性任务。经过各级党委、政府、广大教育工作者和全社会多年来的共同努力,截至1998年底,全国实现“两基”地区的人口覆盖率已达73%。但是必须清醒地认识到,“两基”工作仍面临着严峻的形势和任务:一是“两基”工作进入 To realize the goal of “basically popularizing nine-year compulsory education and basically eliminating illiteracy among young and middle-aged people” (hereinafter referred to as “two basics”) in this century is a strategic task that the party’s 14th National Party Congress has established. Through the joint efforts of party committees, governments, education workers, and the whole society over the years, as of the end of 1998, the population coverage rate of the “two basic” regions in China had reached 73%. However, we must clearly understand that the “two basics” work still faces severe situations and tasks: First, the “two basics” work has entered