江泽民同志在十六大报告中指出,贯彻“三个代表”重要思想,核心在坚持党的先进性。要坚持党的先进性,关键在于始终保持党员的先进性。正确认识和把握党员先进性问题,对于新时期的党员队伍建设将起到重要的导向和规范作用。一、保持党员先进性,要以“三个代表”的要求为最高行为准则。党员的先进性是由党的先进性决定的,在不同的历史时期有着不 Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out in the report of the 16th CPC National Congress that in carrying out the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ the core is adhering to the advanced nature of the party. The key to upholding the advanced nature of the party lies in always maintaining the advanced nature of party members. Correctly understanding and grasping the issue of the advanced nature of party members will play an important guiding and normative role in the party building in the new period. First, to maintain the advanced nature of party members, the highest code of conduct must be based on the requirement of “three represents.” The advanced nature of party members is determined by the advanced nature of the party and not at different historical periods