党的十六大提出:“必须把发展作为党执政兴国的第一要务,不断开创现代化建设的新局面”。认真学习体会十六大的这一重要思想,对于统一思想,团结全国各族人民聚精会神搞建设,一心一意谋发展有着重大的指导意义。一、发展的理由———为什么要把发展作为党执政兴国的第一要务。第 The 16th CPC National Congress proposed: “Development must be regarded as the top priority for the party in its efforts to govern and rejuvenate the country and continuously open up a new phase of modernization.” Studying this important thought of the 16th CPC National Congress seriously is of great guiding significance for unifying our thinking and uniting the people of all ethnic groups in the country and focusing our efforts on development. First, the reason for development --- why development should be regarded as the top priority for the party in governing and rejuvenating the country. No.