党的十五大政治报告重申了十四届四中全会提出的党的建设这一新的伟大工程的总目标，强调党必须始终走在时代前列。这是我们党高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜，把我们的事业全面推向对世纪的必然要求和关键所在。一、始终走在时代前列是由党的性质和历史使命所决定的中国共产党是中国 The 15th National Party Congress’s political report reiterated the overall goal of the party’s construction as the great new project proposed by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee and emphasized that the party must always be at the forefront of the times. This is the inevitable requirement and the key point for our party to hold aloft the great banner of Deng Xiaoping Theory and push our cause to the all-sided goal toward the century. First, always walking at the forefront of the times is determined by the party’s nature and historical mission. The Chinese Communist Party is China