“两个先锋队”思想初探

An Initial Discussion on the Thought of "the Two Vanguards

十六大明确提出,中国共产党是中国工人阶级的先锋队,同时又是中国人民和中华民族的先锋队。这是新的形势下对党的建设的新要求,为此一定要增强党的阶级基础,同时又要扩大党的群众基础,这样做不仅不会改变党的性质,反而有助于党的发展和壮大。但在扩大党的群众基础时一定要注意坚持标准,严格把关,加强思想建设等。

Report of the 16th CPC National Congress states clearly that the Communist Party of China is the both vanguards of the Chinese working class and of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. In order to meet these new requirements to the Party building under the new situation, the Party's class base must be enforced and the Party's mass base must be enlarged. Doing so will not change the Party's quality but bring about the Party's development and expansion. At the same time, we should adhere to the standards more, guarantee the quality of the new Party members and strengthen the ideological building and etc. when we expand the Party's base.