本书忠实记录了一百年来中国共产党团结带领人民进行革命、建设、改革的光辉历程，充分反映了中国共产党为实现国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福和人类文明进步事业作出的历史功绩，系统总结了党和国家事业不断从胜利走向胜利的宝贵经验，集中彰显了中国共产党在各个历史时期淬炼锻造的伟大精神。《中国共产党简史》英文版由中央党史和文献研究院组织翻译，在内容上与《中国共产党简史》中文版保持一致，旨在为外国读者了解中国共产党的百年历史提供权威阅读资源。

Chapter I The Founding of the Communist Party of China and Its Involvement in the Great Revolution
1.Various Forces Explore Ways to Rejuvenate China in Modern Times
2.The May 4th Movement and the Spread of Marxism in China
3.The Founding of the CPC and the Creation of the Platform of Democratic Revolution
4.The Rise of the First KMT-CPC Cooperation and the Climax of the Great Revolution
5.The Northern Expedition and the Worker and Peasant Movements
6.The End of KMT-CPC Cooperation and the Failure of the Great Revolution
Chapter II The Agrarian Revolution
1.Combating the Reactionary Rule of the KMT with Armed Struggle
2.Mao Zedong and a New Path for the Chinese Revolution
3.The Red Army's Victory against KMT Encirclement and Suppression Campaigns and the Establishment of Rural Revolutionary Bases
4.The September 18th Incident and the Central Red Army Starting the Long March
5.The Zunyi Meeting and the Triumph of the Red Army's Long March
6.Fighting for a Chinese United Front against Japanese Aggression
Chapter III The Mainstay of the Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression
1.The Formulation of the Party's Line of Resisting Japan on All Fronts and Strategy of Protracted War
2.Carrying out Guerrilla Warfare behind Enemy Lines and Maintaining the CPC's Independence and Initiative in the United Front
3.Upholding the Principles of Resistance, Unity and Progress
4.Consolidating Resistance Base Areas and Carrying Forward the Democratic Resistance Movement
5.Strengthening Party Building, Advancing the Adaption of Marxism to the Chinese Context, and Launching a Rectification Movement
6.The Seventh National Congress of the CPC, the Establishment of Mao Zedong Thought as the Guiding Ideology of the Party, and Final Victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
Chapter IV The Struggle for Nationwide Victory in the New-Democratic Revolution
1.Peace Negotiations in Chongqing and the Struggle for Peace and Democracy
2.Victory against the KMT's Offensive and the Formation of a Second Front
3.The People's Liberation Army Shifts to the Strategic Offensive
4.Formulating and Implementing the Program for Nationwide Victory and Consolidating and Expanding the People Democratic United Front
5.The Decisive Battles and the Downfall of the Reactionary KMT Regime
6.The Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the CPC and Preparation for the Establishment of the New China
Chapter V The Founding of the People's Republic of China and the Establishment of the Socialist System
1.The Founding of the People's Republic of China and the Consolidation of the Nascent Reign of the People
2.The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Land System Reform, and Other Democratic Reforms
3.Restoration of the National Economy and the Expansion of Pursuits in Development
4.The Party's General Line for the Transitional Period and the Beginning of Large-Scale Planned Economic Development
5.The Completion of Socialist Transformation and the Establishment of the Socialist System
Chapter VI Explorations and Setbacks in Socialist Development
1.The Eighth National Congress of the CPC and a Strong Start to Chinese Socialist Development
2.Arduous Explorations on the Socialist Road
3.Socialist Development amid Twists and Turns
Chapter VII A Turning Point in History and the Beginning of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
1.The Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee A Turning Point in History
2.Completing the Task of Setting Things Right
3.Rural Reform, the Creation of Special Economic Zones and the Beginning of Reform and Opening Up
4.The 12th National Party Congress and Full-Scale Socialist Modernization
5.The 13th National Party Congress and the Establishment of the Party's Basic Line in the Primary Stage of Socialism
6.Adjustments to the National Defense Strategy
7.Conception of One Countr