DANCING WITH THE DRAGON: Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand—A Conversation with Patrick Jenevein and Steve Fiffer

On Sunday, Oct. 20^th at 2 PM, The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) hosts New York Times bestselling author Steve Fiffer in conversation with Patrick Jenevein, the chief executive at Pointe Bello. They’ll be discussing their new book, DANCING WITH THE DRAGON. Subtitled “Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand,” the book recounts the story of Jenevin’s two-decade attempt to work with his Chinese counterparts in power-generating and electrical infrastructure. He also reflects on the current state of US-China relations and offers a roadmap for the critical coming years.

This program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Click here to reserve your space.

More About the Book: Dancing with the Dragon documents the improbable journey of an American entrepreneur from the office parks of north Texas to the oilfields of northwest China in a remarkable quest to bring renewable energy to China’s back country, pioneer profitable US-China business partnerships, and, eventually, right the wrongs he suffered at the hands of the government of the People’s Republic (PRC)—and the Communist Party—of China (CPC). 

 “With almost three decades of on-the-ground experience investing in China’s energy sector, Patrick Jenevein provides an unvarnished, firsthand account of both the promise and pitfalls of doing business in China.” ––Elizabeth C. Economy, author of The World According to China.

More About the Authors: Patrick Jenevein serves as the chief executive at Pointe Bello, an intelligence-driven, strategy development firm that provides intelligence to governmental and commercial bodies on the People’s Republic of China. Jenevein is a graduate of Davidson College, a Council on Foreign Relations Life Member, and a past Chairman of both the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. His speaking appearances have included the Council on Foreign Relations, The Aspen Institute, Milken Institute, National Security Council, Pentagon and Naval Postgraduate School, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He has published work in, among others, The Wall Street Journal, Taipei Times, Business Week, Fortune, and The Dallas Morning News.

Steve Fiffer is a New York Times best-selling author whose books include his memoir Three Quarters, Two Dimes, and a Nickel, Jimmie Lee and James, and The Moment, as well as collaborations with former Secretary of State James Baker, civil rights icon C.T. Vivian, Southern Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees, and former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Robert W. Jordan. The winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he is a graduate of Yale and the University of Chicago Law School.