Tim Clissold has lived and worked in China for more than twenty years and has traveled to most parts of the country. After graduating with degrees in physics and theoretical physics from Cambridge University, and working in London, Australia, and Hong Kong, he developed a fascination with China. He spent two years studying Mandarin in Beijing before cofounding a private equity group that invested more than $400 million there. He has since spent time at Goldman Sachs recovering distressed assets and, more recently, started a business that invests in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China through the UN's Clean Development Mechanism. Mr. China was his first book. It has been translated into twelve languages and was an Economist magazine Book of the Year.
"Delightful... this trenchant, immensely entertaining study in the contradictions of Chinese capitalism should be required reading." -- Fortune"An adventure tale. Clissold is a wonderful and compassionate narrator (with) a deep respect for the culture, language, and history." -- USA Today"One would be hard-pressed to find a serious Western investor in China who isn't aware of Clissold's eye-opening account." -- Forbes"Lots of Western businessmen have China war stories, but only Tim Clissold has written . . . this funny book." -- Newsweek"One of the wittiest, most compelling accounts of anything I've read in a long time. A terrific book." -- Tucker Carlson"A compelling account, related with sly humor and hard-earned wisdom." -- Library Journal"Hugely entertaining...Clissold loves China...but he also views it with clarity and no small amount of humor." -- Washington Post"A pragmatic application of good-sense peasant wisdom in negotiating big financial deals with the Chinese....Clissold's deep knowledge of Chinese culture and language informs this useful work." -- Kirkus Reviews"Clissold's advice is timely and may even be useful to those outside the business world as well as in." -- Publishers Weekly"The insights Clissold sheds on deal-making in China ultimately stem from an ability - born of years of experience and his fluency in Mandarin - to see any situation from a local counterparty's viewpoint." -- Financial Times
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