Jonathan Fenby has written eighteen books, eight of them on China, most recently Will China Dominate the 21st Century? His History of Modern China was chosen as a book of the year by the Economist and the Financial Times. He published The History of Modern France in the summer of 2015 following a biography of Charles de Gaulle (The General) and a study of contemporary France (On the Brink).
He is a founding partner and China Director of the emerging markets research service, Trusted Sources serving global financial institutions and companies
Formerly Editor of The South China Morning Post, The Observer and Reuters World Service, he has also held senior editorial positions with The Economist, The Independent and The Guardian. He is a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and Knight of both the French Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour.