《江泽民文选(第2卷)》收入的是江泽民同志一九九七年九月十二日至二○○○年二月一日这段时间内的重要著作。这一时期，中国共产党领导全国各族人民在胜利实现我国社会主义现代化建设“三步走”战略第二步目标的基础上，把中国特色社会主义事业全面推向二十一世纪。《江泽民文选》第二卷外文版的出版发行，连同已经出版发行的第一卷外文版和将要出版的第三卷外文版，有助于外国读者了解江泽民同志关于中国特色社会主义重大问题的理论思考，对于国际社会正确理解中国特色社会主义理论体系和发展道路，加深对当代中国的了解和认识，将发挥重要作用。

本书是《江泽民文选(第2卷)》英文版。

HOLD HIGH THE GREAT BANNER OF DENG XIAOPING THEORY

AND COMPREHENSIVELY ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF BUILDING

SOCIALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS INTO THE 21ST

CENTURY (September 12, 1997)

SPEECH AT THE WHITE HOUSE WELCOMING CEREMONY (October29, 1997)

FULLY GUARANTEE THE PEOPLE ENJOY HUMAN RIGHTS IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW (October 1997-October 1999)

ENHANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND STRENGTHEN FRIENDLY

COOPERATION (November 1, 1997)

MAKE THE THREE GORGES PROJECT A WORLD-CLASS

PROJECT (November 8, 1997)

DEEPEN FINANCIAL REFORM AND GUARD AGAINST FINANCIAL RISKS

(November 19, 1997)

APEC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC

COOPERATION (November25, 1997)

ACHIEVE CROSS-CENTURY STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR

MODERNIZING NATIONAL DEFENSE AND THE ARMY (December 7, 1997)

IMPLEMENT THE OPENING UP STRATEGY OF INTEGRATING

"BRINGING IN" WITH "GOING GLOBAL" (December24, 1997)

PROCEED IN A REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL MANNER (January 24, 1998)

DO OUR ECONOMIC WORK WELL AND INCREASE OUR TOLERANCE

AND RESISTANCE TO RISK (February 26, 1998)

GOALS AND PRINCIPLES FOR THE REFORM OF GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS (February 26, 1998)

LEADING CADRES NEED TO INCREASE THEIR POLITICAL

DISCERNMENT AND ACUITY (April 12, 1998)

PROMOTE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE

ENTERPRISES (April21, 1998)

DRAW UPON AND CARRY FORWARD THE GLORIOUS TRADITIONS OF

THE MAY 4TH MOVEMENT (MAY 4, 1998)

TASKS FOR WORK RELATED TO TAIWAN IN THE NEW

CIRCUMSTANCES (May 11, 1998)

TALENTED PEOPLE ARE THE KEY TO INNOVATION (June 1, 1998)

LEADING CADRES NEED TO SET AN EXAMPLE IN THEIR THOUGHT

AND WORK STYLE (June 2, 1998)

PRINCIPLES AND STANDPOINT FOR SOLVING THE TAIWAN

QUESTION (June 27, 1998)

STRENGTHEN SOLIDARITY AMONG XINJIANG'S ETHNIC

GROUPS AND RESOLUTELY SAFEGUARD THE UNITY

OF THE MOTHERLAND (July 9, 1998)

RESOLUTELY CRACK DOWN ON SMUGGLING (July 13, 1998)

REMEMBER COMRADE LI ENYU (July 17, 1998)

THE ARMY MUST CEASE ALL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES (July 21, 1998)

LEADING CADRES SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD IN ESTABLISHING GOOD

FAMILY VIRTUES (july 21, 1998)

DETERMINE THE PATH FOR BUILDING SOCIALISM BASED ON CHINA'S

CONDITIONS (July 21, 1998)

THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL SITUATION AND OUR DIPLOMATIC

WORK (August 28, 1998)

INITIATE A NEW PHASE IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL

WORK (September 25, 1998)

SPEECH AT A NATIONAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE BATTLE

AGAINST THE FLOODS AND COMMEND THOSE WHO

FOUGHT THEM (September28, 1998)

SPEECH AT THE SCIENCE CITY OF NOVOSIBIRSK (November24, 1998)

TO DEVELOP SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS WE MUST PROPERLY

DEAL WITH HISTORICAL ISSUES AND THE TA1WAN

QUESTION (November 26, 1998)

OUR PARTY'S MAIN HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES OVER THE LAST 20

YEARS (December 18, 1998)

PURSUE A PATH OF ARMY MODERNIZATION WITH LOW INVESTMENT

AND HIGH RETURNS (December25, 1998)

HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES OF ARMY BUILDING OVER THE LAST 20

YEARS (December 25, 1998)

ON STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVING STUDY (January 11, 1999)

ESTABLISH A NEW SECURITY CONCEPT SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF THE

TIMES (March 26, 1999)

A NEW SIGNAL (April25, 1999)

SHARE A BITTER HATRED OF THE ENEMY AND UNITE AGAINST

FOREIGN AGGRESSION (May 8, 9 and 11, 1999)

THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF EDUCATION MUST BE TO IMPROVE

THE QUALITY OF OUR CITIZENS (June 15, 1999)

SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY OF

LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST (June 17, 1999)

MAKE THE YELLOW RIVER BENEFIT THE CHINESE NATION (June 21, 1999)

THE "THREE STRESSES" IS A NEW ENDEAVOR TO STRENGTHEN PARTY

BUILDING (June 28, 1999)

STRENGTHEN UNITY AND COOPERATION WITH THE THIRD WORLD

FROM A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE (August 4, 1999)

REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT OF STATE-OWNED

ENTERPRISES (August 12, 1999)

STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION (August 23, 1999)

SPEECH AT THE SHANGHAI FIVE SUMMIT IN BISHKEK (August25, 1999)

WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ASIA AND THE

WORLD (September3, 1999)

THE CPPCC'S ORIENTATION AND MISSION FOR CARRYING ITS CAUSE

FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE (September 22, 1999)

SPEECH AT A CEREMONY IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (October 1, 1999)

THE PRESENT SITUATION AND ECONOMIC WORK (November 15, 1999)

REVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION'S

WORK OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS (November 24, 1999)

SPEECH AT THE CEREMONY OF THE TRANSFER OF

GOVERNMENT OF MACAO HELD BY THE CHINESE AND

PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENTS (December 20, 1999)

SPEECH AT THE MEETING TO CELEBRATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

THE MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA (December 20, 1999)

RAISE THE SCIENTIFIC LEVEL OF THE WHOLE NATION (December 23, 1999)

NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS FOR 2000 (December 31, 1999)

TO RUN THE COUNTRY WELL WE MUST FIRST RUN THE

PARTY WELL AND TO RUN THE PARTY WELL WE MUST

RUN IT STRICTLY (January 14, 2000)

THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IS A NOBLE CAUSE (January 16, 2000)

DEVELOP A STABLE, BALANCED AND STRONG PUBLIC FINANCE

SYSTEM (January 19, 2000)

SPEECH ON THE PARTICIPATION IN THE "THREE STRESSES" BY

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL COMMITEE'S

POLITICAL BUREAU (January 20, 2000)

CORRECTLY GUIDE THE HEALTHY GROWTH OF YOUNG

PEOPLE (February I, 2000)