江泽民同志在十六大报告中指出,“三个代表”重要思想的本质在坚持执政为民。执政为民是中国共产党基本的执政理念,也是保持和增强党的执政合法性基础的根本途径。我们要以“三个代表”重要思想为指导,把执政为民落到实处,不断增强和扩大党的执政合法性基础。 Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out in the report of the 16th CPC National Congress that the essence of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ persists in assuming power for the people. Being in power for the people is the basic ruling idea of ​​the Communist Party of China and a fundamental way to maintain and enhance the party’s legitimacy as a ruling party. Guided by the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ we must abide by the principle of giving power to the people and continuously strengthen and expand the party’s legitimacy foundation.