党的十八大报告明确提出:要建设学习型、服务型、创新型的马克思主义执政党(三型政党),确保党始终成为中国特色社会主义事业的坚强领导核心。这是新形势下对建设一个什么样的政党的进一步深化,是党建理论的又一次重大创新。“三型政党”的提出体现了党建目标的科学性。党的建设目标决定党的建设的方向和内容,是每个历史时期必须首先解决的重大课题。早在1980年2 The 18th CPC National Congress report clearly stated that it is necessary to build a learning, service-oriented and innovative Marxist ruling party (type three political party) and ensure that the party will always become the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This is a further deepening of what kind of political parties are being built in the new situation and another major innovation in the theory of party building. The proposal of “three types of political parties” embodies the scientific nature of the party’s goal. The direction and contents of the party’s construction that determine the party’s construction are the major issues that must be solved first in each historical period. As early as 1980 2