The essays include:
- Foreword by Daniel Large.
- China and South Sudan: A Strategic Partnership? by Wang Hongxu.
- China's Relations with Two Sudans: From 'One Country, Two Systems' to 'Two Countries, One System' by Zhang Chun.
- Obstacles to Chinese Oil Company Engagement with Local Communities in South Sudan by Ross Anthony.
- Managing Security Challenges for Chinese Companies in South Sudan by Jiang Heng and Zhang Hui.
- Chinese Engagement in South Sudan and the Management of Insecurity and Conflict by Tim Steinecke.
- Chinese Oil Companies and Local Communities in Unity State, South Sudan by Leben Nelson Moro.
- Chinese Oil Companies in South Sudan's Conflict Environment by Qian Zhen.
- Oil Companies and Community Relations in Unity State by Ranga Gworo.
- Challenges and Opportunities for Chinese Enterprises in South Sudan by Jiang Hengkun.