密切联系群众是我们党的优良作风和政治优势。党要经受住长期执政、改革开放和发展社会主义市场经济的考验,就必须继续保持和发扬这个优良作风和政治优势。《中共中央关于加强和改进党的作风建设的决定》指出,在当前和今后一个时期作风建设的主要任务就是要做到“八个坚持、八 Close contact with the masses is our party’s fine style and political superiority. To withstand the tests of long-term governance, reform and opening up and the development of a socialist market economy, the party must continue to maintain and carry forward this fine style of work and political superiority. The CPC Central Committee’s Decision on Strengthening and Improving the Party’s Style of Work pointed out that the main task of style building at present and in the coming period is to achieve "eight persistence, eight