江泽民同志在十六大报告中指出,二十一世纪头二十年,对我国来说,是一个必须紧紧抓住并且可以大有作为的重要战略机遇期。这一重要判断是在充分认识当前我国经济社会发展现状和在国际竞争中所处的现实地位的基础上得出的,既实事求是,又鼓舞人心。对于民族地区来说,如何认识和抓住这个千载难逢的历史黄金时段,完成全面建设小康社会的宏伟目标,是一个亟需研究和回答的重大课题。 Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out in the report of the 16th CPC National Congress that for the first two decades of the twenty-first century, for our country, it is an important strategic period that we must grasp firmly and can accomplish a great deal. This important judgment is made on the basis of fully understanding the current status of China’s economic and social development and the actual status it occupies in the international competition. It is both pragmatic and encouraging. As to the ethnic minority areas, it is an important issue urgently needed to study and answer how to understand and seize this golden golden period of history and accomplish the grand goal of building an overall well-to-do society.