党的十六大的胜利召开，极大地振奋了党心军心民心，进一步激发了全国各族人民建设中国特色社会主义的热情。广大人民群众对国家发展的美好未来充满信心，对我们党寄予厚望。在新世纪新阶段，我们党要肩负起历史和时代赋予的庄严使命，就必须高举旗帜，与时俱进；发扬民主，团 The victory of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held greatly boosted the hearts and minds of the Party, the army and the common people and further aroused the enthusiasm of the people of all nationalities throughout the country in building socialism with Chinese characteristics. The broad masses of the people are full of confidence in the bright future of the country’s development and place great hopes on our party. In the new phase of our new century, our party must take up the banner and keep pace with the times if it shoulders the solemn mission entrusted to it by history and the times. It should also carry forward the principle of democracy,