党的十六届三中全会提出,要“坚持以人为本,树立全面、协调、可持续的科学发展观,促进经济社会和人的全面发展”。这是我们党在总结20多年来改革开放和现代化建设经验基础上,着眼于新世纪新阶段党和国家事业发展的全局,提出的重大战略思想,是我国经济社会发展必须长期坚持的根 The Third Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee proposed that we should “uphold people-oriented principles, establish a scientific outlook on development that is comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable, and promote the all-round development of our economy, society and people.” This is a major strategic thinking put forward by our party on the basis of summing up 20 years of experience in reform, opening up and modernization, focusing on the overall situation of the party’s and state’s development in the new phase of the new century and is the root that China must adhere to in its long-term economic and social development.