胡锦涛总书记曾强调,民族团结是各族人民之福,民族分裂是各族人民之祸。新形势下,要认真贯彻党的民族政策,正确认识和把握新形势下的民族问题,扎扎实实做好民族工作,奋力开创我国民族团结进步事业新局面。民族问题是关系国家前途命运和人民幸福安康的重大问题。我国必须坚定不移地走中国特色解决民族问题的正确道路,不断巩 General Secretary Hu Jintao once stressed: National unity is the blessing of the people of all ethnic groups and the ethnic division is the calamity of the people of all ethnic groups. Under the new situation, we must conscientiously implement the party’s national policy and correctly understand and grasp the national issues in the new situation. We should do a good job in ethnic affairs in a down-to-earth manner and strive to create a new situation in our cause of national unity and progress. The ethnic issue is a major issue that concerns the future and destiny of the country and the well-being of the people. Our country must unswervingly follow the correct path of resolving the ethnic issue with Chinese characteristics and keep consolidating it