民族问题是长期存在的 ,民族问题的实质不是阶级问题 ;要建立平等、团结、互助的社会主义民族关系 ,坚持整个中华民族的大团结 ;完善民族区域自治制度 ,促进民族地区社会全面发展 ;开展民族工作 ,要从少数民族地区实际出发 ,不能照搬别的地区和国家的经验 ,改革少数民族风习 ,要充分尊重本民族的意愿 ,必须正确对待民族问题与宗教问题的关系 The ethnic issue is longstanding. The essence of the ethnic issue is not a class issue. We should establish socialist ethnic relations of equality, unity and mutual assistance so as to uphold the great unity of the entire Chinese nation. We will improve the system of ethnic regional autonomy and promote the all-round development of the community in ethnic minority areas. Ethnic work must proceed from the actual conditions in areas where ethnic minorities live and we must not copy the experience of other regions and countries and reform the customs of ethnic minorities. To fully respect the wishes of our nation, we must correctly handle the relations between ethnic issues and religious issues