党的十六大报告强调:要搞好中国特色社会主义建设①“核心在坚持党的先进性”。这既是对历史经验作出全面总结基础上得出的重要结论,也是现实提出的客观要求。同时也提出了一个十分重大而深刻的课题。党的先进性从根本上关系着党的性质和历史地位,关系到“建设一个什么样的党及 The report of the 16th National Congress of the CPC stressed: We must do a good job in building socialism with Chinese characteristics. ① “The core is adhering to the advanced nature of the party.” This is both an important conclusion drawn from the comprehensive summary of historical experience and an objective requirement put forward by the reality. At the same time, it also raised a very important and profound issue. The advanced nature of the party fundamentally relates to the nature and historical position of the party and to the question of what kind of party and