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 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)