Arriving in Beijing in 1998, Ethan Gutmann rapidly made his way into the expatriate community of American entrepreneurs seeking riches in the New China. In this well-catered equivalent of a corporate boot camp, Gutmann was indoctrinated in the creed that China’s growth presented untapped opportunities for profit. As he worked his way into comfortable positions at a Chinese television documentary company and at a public affairs firm leading U.S. politicians on ...
