党的十六大把“三个代表”重要思想庄严地写在了党的旗帜上，作为我们党长期坚持的指导思想，从而确立了“三个代表”重要思想的历史地位。这是十六大的历史性贡献，是中国共产党发展史上新的里程碑。时代的要求历史的必然“三个代表”重要思想历史地位的确立，同马克思列宁主 The 16th National Congress of the CPC has solemnly wrote the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ on the party’s banner and taken the guiding principle long maintained by our party and thus established the historic position of the important thinking of the ’Three Represents.’ This is the historic contribution of the 16th CPC National Congress and a new milestone in the history of the CPC. The Necessity of the Times The Necessity of History The Establishment of the Historical Status of the Important Thinking of the “Three Represents”