已经过去的1998年是极不平凡的一年,是全面贯彻落实党的十五大精神的一年,是我们经历国内外形势严峻考验并取得重大胜利的一年。在以江泽民同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下,全党全国人民同心同得,坚忍不拔,经受住了亚洲金融危机和南北水患的严峻考验,并取得改革和经济建设的巨大成就。这充分表明,改革开放20年来积累起来的物质基础,党中央果断及时的正确决策,全国各族人民同心同德的艰苦奋斗,是我们经受考验,克服困难,取 The past 1998 has been an extraordinary one. It is also a year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 15th Party Congress and a year in which we have undergone a severe test of the situation both at home and abroad and achieved major victories. Under the strong leadership of the party Central Committee with Comrade Jiang Zemin as the core, the entire party and the people throughout the country, unanimously and with determination, have withstood the severe tests of the Asian financial crisis and floods in the north and south and have made tremendous achievements in reform and economic construction. This fully shows that the material basis accumulated in the past 20 years of reform and opening up, the decisive and timely decision of the Party Central Committee in time, and the arduous struggle of the people of all nationalities in the country in their concerted efforts are the result of our tests and overcoming difficulties.