江泽民同志今年5月31日在中央党校省部级干部进修班毕业典礼上的重要讲话（以下称“5.31”重要讲话），是党在十六大即将召开的形势下发表的一篇极其重要的讲话，不仅明确党的十六大的主题，而且进一步阐述了“三个代表”重要思想的深刻内涵，为党的十六大召开奠定了坚实的理论 The important speech made by Comrade Jiang Zemin at the graduation ceremony for the provincial and ministerial-level cadres at the Central Party School on May 31 this year (hereinafter referred to as the “5.31” important speech) is an extremely important issue that the party will present at the upcoming 16th National Congress. The speech not only made clear the theme of the 16th National Party Congress, but also further elaborated the profound connotation of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ and laid a solid theory for the convening of the party’s 16th National Congress.