Years of Diplomacy in Africa: A Diplomat's View of the World

Author: Guo Jing'an, Wu Jun
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Features: The two authors of this book are a seasoned couple of diplomats who have spent decades overseeing U.S. and Canadian affairs. They were among the first Chinese diplomats to be stationed in North America, experiencing both the hardships and honors of establishing new diplomatic frontiers there. After the Cold War, they were posted to turbulent Africa, facing interference from the Taiwan authorities' "money diplomacy" in Liberia, surviving life-and-death trials in war-torn Somalia, and witnessing the transition from chaos to order in Ghana through multi-party elections. The authors recreate major events they witnessed in a documentary style in the book, while also describing the long history, splendid culture, and local customs of African nations with elegant prose.