党的十一届三中全会为我国的历史掀开了改革、开放的新篇章。在这个重要的历史关头,新观念同旧观念之间的矛盾十分尖锐。每一个公民,特别是每一个领导者,都无一例外地置身于新旧观念的冲突之中,面对着不可回避的选择。对于大多数人来说,观念的变化,通常都落后于社会基础结构的变化,而对于少数先进分子来说,他们的观念却具有某种超前性,就是说,他们是改革 The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party has opened a new chapter of reform and opening up for the history of our country. At this important historical juncture, the contradiction between the new concept and the old one is very acute. Every citizen, especially every leader, is invariably exposed to the conflicts between old and new ideas and faced with an unavoidable choice. For most people, changes in perception often lag behind changes in the social infrastructure, whereas for a few advanced elements their concepts are somewhat advanced, that is, they are reforms