十六大报告第一次明确把国防建设与经济建设协调发展 ,确立为党领导国防和军队建设的基本方针。这是党对国防和军队建设的一个新认识、新思想。深刻理解这个基本方针的科学内涵 ,对于搞好新时期国防和军队建设具有重要意义 For the first time, the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made clear the coordinated development of national defense and economic construction and established the basic guideline for the party’s leadership in national defense and army building. This is a party’s new understanding and new thinking on national defense and army building. A deep understanding of the scientific connotation of this basic principle is of great significance to the improvement of national defense and army building in the new period