邓小平同志南巡讲话和党的十四大的召开,标志着我国改革开放和现代化建设进入了一个历史性的新时期。进入新时期的一个显著特征和要求,就是抓住机遇,深化改革,加快发展,“发展才是硬道理”,这是邓小平同志建设有中国特色社会主义理论体系中一个富有创造性的思想。当前,不论是外部环境还是内部环境,都为我国的改革和发展提供了 Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s southern tour speech and the convening of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China symbolized that China’s reform and opening up and modernization have entered a historic new period. One notable feature and requirement of entering a new era is that we should seize the opportunity, deepen the reform and speed up development. “Development is the last word.” This is a creative thinking of Comrade Deng Xiaoping in building a theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. At present, both the external environment and the internal environment provide the reform and development for our country.