２１世纪的头十年,是中国现代化建设在胜利实现第一步、第二步战略目标的基础上,向第三步战略目标迈进的关键时期。在这个时期,建立比较完善的社会主义市场经济体制,保持国民经济持续快速健康发展,是必须解决好的两个大课题。面对世纪之交国际经济环境的重大变化和国内改革、发 The first decade of the 21st century is a crucial period for China’s modernization drive to progress toward the third-step strategic goal based on its strategic objectives of achieving the first and second phases of its victory. In this period, establishing a comparatively perfect socialist market economic system and maintaining a sustained, rapid and healthy development of the national economy are two major issues that must be solved. At the turn of the century, major changes in the international economic environment and domestic reforms and developments have taken place