中共十六届四中全会对党的执政能力概括为:不断提高驾驭社会主义市场经济的能力、发展社会主义民主政治的能力、建设社会主义先进文化的能力、构建社会主义和谐社会的能力、应对国际局势和处理国际事务的能力。把握党的执政能力的科学内涵,明确党的执政能力建设的根本要求,对于党的建设具有重大的理论意义和现实意义。 The Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee generalizes the party’s ability to govern as follows: continuous improvement of the ability to control the socialist market economy, the ability to develop socialist democracy, the building of an advanced socialist culture, and the building of a harmonious socialist society, International situation and ability to handle international affairs. It is of great theoretical and practical significance to grasp the scientific connotation of the party’s ability to govern and to clarify the fundamental requirements of the party’s ability to govern.