江泽民同志在党的十五大报告中展望下世纪我国的发展目标时说 :“到世纪中叶建国一百周年时 ,基本实现现代化 ,建成富强民主文明的社会主义国家”。明确提出了我国基本实现现代化的时间和目标。江泽民同志还指示 ,“沿海发达地区要率先实现现代化”。随着我国现代化进程的加快 Comrade Jiang Zemin stated in his report to the 15th CPC National Congress that China’s development goals for the next century are: “Towards the centenary of the founding of the middle of the century, we will basically realize modernization and build a prosperous, strong, democratic, and civilized socialist country.” It clearly put forward the time and goals for China’s basic modernization. Comrade Jiang Zemin also instructed that “developed coastal areas should take the lead in realizing modernization.” As China’s modernization process accelerates