Unifying Thinking, Reinforcing Confidence ����This is the first article written by Our Commentator on the principle for the work of the whole Party and state this year. ����The commentary says: The Party Central Committee's guideline for the work of the new year is: unifying thinking, reinforcing confidence, seizing the opportunity, forging ahead despite difficulties, uniting as one and engaging in arduous struggle. We have gained remarkable achievements, but we are also faced with a grim situation and rare opportunity, this requires that we further unify thinking and reinforce confidence to seize new, still greater victories. ����Unifying thinking and strengthening confidence require that comrades of the whole Party, particularly cadres at various levels, unify their thinking into Deng Xiaoping Theory, into the spirit of the Party's 15th National Congress, into the plans of the Third Plenum of the 15th CPC Central Committee, as well as the recent Central Economic Work Conference and the Rural Work Conference, and into the Party Central Committee's decisions, principles and policies, and that they have a clear understanding of the situation, grasp the development trend, maintain a clear head, strengthen confidence in victory and unswervingly strive to achieve the established goal. ����Under the new circumstance, the Party Central Committee has adopted important policies and measures, such as increasing investment, expanding domestic demand, introducing an active financial policy to boost economic growth, control the rate of price rises, maintain the stability of the Renminbi exchange rate, encourage export and attract foreign capital. Facts have proved them to be correct and timely. All these have provided us with a solid foundation for further development, opened up a broad prospect and formed a strong spiritual driving force. ���� Opinion 1999-01-04 Page1 Full Story in Chinese