在迎接中共 召开之际，张荣臣著的《中国 共产党简明读本(英文版)》意在向国外读者提供一本 介绍中国共产党 基本情况的 简明读本，切合当 前对外传播的实际需要，帮助外国朋友了解中国共产 党。本书意在向外国朋友介绍中国共产党的基本情况 ，包括其95年的光辉历程、执政模式等各个方面，力 求简明通俗，浅显易懂。

Introduction
Chapter 1
The Founding and Efforts of the CPC
The founding and course of development of the CPC
Basic experience of the CPC as a Marxist ruling party in strengthening itself
Challenges facing the CPC and its building goals
Chapter 2
The Nature of the CPC
The vanguard of both the Chinese working class and the Chinese people and Chinese nation
The core of leadership for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics
Representing the development trend of China's advanced productive forces, representing the orientation of China's advanced culture, and representing the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people
The relationship of Two Vanguards, One Leadership Core, and Three Represents
Chapter 3
The Highest Ideal and Ultimate Goal of the CPC
The highest ideal and ultimate goal of the Party is to realize communism
The highest ideal and ultimate goal of communism is sure to be realized
Realizing communism will be a long and tortuous historical process
Building socialism with Chinese characteristics is the common ideal of the whole Party and people at the present stage
Combining the high ideal with down-to-earth efforts
Chapter 4
Guiding Ideology of the CPC
The guiding ideology of the CPC is Marxism
Theoretical achievements in adapting Marxism to China
Persisting in guiding practice with the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics
Studying major speeches by General Secretary Xi Jinping
Chapter 5
The Program and Basic Line of the CPC
China is and will for a long time to come be in the primary stage of socialism
The basic line of the Party at the primary stage of socialism
The basic program of the Party at the primary stage of socialism
Striving to attain the Two Centenary Goals, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation
Chapter 6
Members of the CPC
The basic qualifications for applying to join the Party
The basic requirements for Party members
The duties Party members must fulfill
The rights CPC members are entitled to
Studying Party Constitution, regulations and Xi's speeches, and be qualified Party members
Chapter 7
Organizational System of the CPC
Democratic centralism is the fundamental organizational institution
Basic requirements of democratic centralism
Upholding and improving democratic centralism
The organizational system of the Party
Chapter 8
The Cadres of the CPC
The position and role of Party cadres
Necessary requisites for Party cadres
Doing well in selection and appointment of cadres
Chapter 9