党与人民群众的关系问题，是党的第三代领导集体十分关注的问题。近几年来，江泽民在一系列的讲话中，都反复强调党要始终代表中国最广大人民的根本利益，要始终保持同人民群众的血肉联系。在最近的“5·31”重要讲话中，江泽民进一步指出党的群众工作，对于巩固党的执政基础具 The issue of the relations between the party and the masses of the people is a matter of great concern to the third generation of the party’s leadership. In a series of speeches in recent years, Jiang Zemin repeatedly emphasized that the party should always represent the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people and should always maintain the flesh-and-blood ties with the masses of the people. In the most recent “5 · 31” important speech, Jiang Zemin further pointed out that the party’s mass work is essential to consolidating the party’s governing foundation