党的十七大提出了干部人事制度改革的8字方针,就是“民主、公开、竞争、择优”。这是十七大科学总结近年来深化干部人事制度改革实践经验提出的一个重要的新理念,具有重大意义。我们要深刻领会,切实坚持,进一步把改革推向前进。 The 17th CPC National Congress proposed the eight-character guideline for the reform of the cadre and personnel system, namely, “democracy, openness, competition, and preferential treatment.” This is an important new concept put forward by the 17th National Congress of Science for summing up the practical experience of deepening the reform of the cadre and personnel system in recent years and is of great significance. We must profoundly understand and effectively persist in pushing forward the reform even further.