African Dream

By Li Anshan and others 

Jiangsu People's Publishing House

This book is the latest masterpiece by Professor Li Anshan, head of Peking University's Center for African Studies, and other famous scholars in African studies. The book gives a comprehensive review of the process of modernization in Sub-Saharan African countries and records how 1 billion African people are fighting to overcome a history of slavery and colonization to develop their countries.

On China

By Henry Kissinger

In his book, Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, introduces China, a country he has known intimately for decades, and whose current relations with the West he helped shape. Kissinger emphasizes that any attempt to understand China's future world role must begin with an appreciation of its long history. Drawing on historical records as well as his own conversations with Chinese leaders over the past 40 years, Kissinger examines how China has approached diplomacy, strategy and negotiation throughout its history, and reflects on the impact of China's rise on the global stage in the 21st century. He concludes that a prosperous and outward-looking China is good for the world, and that China and the United States can share the world stage in a non-zero sum game.

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China 

By Leslie T. Chang

China has 130 million migrant workers - the largest migrant population in human history. Factory Girls provides readers with a look into the everyday lives of China's migrant factory workers and shows how they are transforming Chinese society. Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tracked the lives of two young women over three years as they attempted to improve their lives on the assembly lines of Dongguan, an industrial city in China.