Dancing with the Dragon documents the improbable journey of an American entrepreneur from the office parks of north Texas to the oil fields 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).

“What can I tell you about the PRC?” Patrick Jenevein asks at the beginning of the book.

As one who partnered with the government of the PRC and the CPC for over twenty years; spent countless days in the cities, hinterlands, offices, and homes in the only nation that comes close to competing with the United States; experienced personal and professional victories and defeats in bringing renewable energy to the land of the dragon; briefed the CIA on what was happening on the ground there in the late 1990s and early 2000s; and celebrated relationships with his Chinese partners but dared to take them on when they crossed lines both moral and legal, Jenevein’s answer is: “I can tell you a lot.”

Dancing with the Dragon is available for preorder now and will ship shortly after the publication date of October 1, 2024.