China-Africa Health Collaboration in the Era of Global Health Diplomacy

By the Institute for Global Health, Peking University

World Affairs Press

This book collects 13 articles that, together, offer a systematic and historical review of China's health cooperation with other developing countries, especially those in Africa. It also looks into experience cooperating in specific areas, such as maternal and child health, medical staff resources, and drug distribution, and analyzes the current health situation of African countries and the future of South-South cooperation in health-related areas.

Chinese Doctors in the Small Town in Africa

By Zhong Risheng

World Affairs Press

This is China's first documentary work focusing on the life experiences of a Chinese medical team working in Africa. Since April 6, 1963 when China sent its first medical team to Algeria, Chinese medical assistance to African countries has continued for a full half a century. The author, a Chinese doctor who was stationed in a small town in Niger, tells his story in this book, recounting the difficult times fighting plague, famine, wars and loneliness, and how he and his colleagues overcame all these obstacles to make a valuable contribution and win the trust and friendship of local people.

China Survival Guide: How to Avoid Travel Troubles and Mortifying Mishaps

By Larry Herzberg and Qin Herzberg

Larry and Qin Herzberg are a married couple who both work as professors of Chinese language and culture at an American university. They travel to China every year and wrote this humorous guide book to address all the travails of being a foreign tourist in China. The book focuses on topics that are generally neglected by most travel guide books. Readers will learn essential skills, like how to haggle, exchange currencies, cross the street, decipher menus, say useful phrases in Chinese, and more.