About the Author

James M. Zimmerman is a Beijing-based author and lawyer who has lived and worked in China for more than twenty-five years. He is among China’s leading foreign lawyers and represents companies and individuals confronted with the political and legal complexities of doing business in Mainland China. He is the author of the China Law Deskbook, published by the American Bar Association, and is frequently featured as a political commentator on US-China relations in various print and broadcast media around the globe. He is the former four-term chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. In addition to Beijing, he maintains a home in San Diego, California. (Photo credit South China Morning Post)