Yunxian Chen is a well-known economist and financial expert in China and the founder of GF Securities. He used to work as the Mayor of Foshan City and Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province. He holds a PhD degree in economics from Peking University and was an Associate in Research at the Fairbank Center of Harvard University (2001). He also completed the AMP at Harvard Business School (2001) and the SEF at John F. Kennedy School of Government (2003). Chen is a guest professor and doctoral supervisor at Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University. His major academic publications include The Dual-Entity of Market Competition: Establishment and Development of Mezzoeconomics (2021), New Economic Engine: Effective Government and Efficient Market (2020), Regional Government Competition (2019), among others.

• List of Figures – List of Tables – Foreword – Overview – Top- Level Layout of National Finance – Coordination of National Financial Regulation – Hierarchy Development of National Finance – Joint Development of Onshore and Offshore Financial Markets – Corner Overtaking in National Finance – FinTech Innovation in National Finance – Risk Prevention in National Finance – International Participation of National Finance – Conclusion: Creating the National Finance Discipline and Enhancing China’s Financial Competitiveness – Definitions – Postscript to First Edition of the Chinese Version – Postscript to Second Edition of the Chinese Version – Index.

Yunxian Chen is a well-known economist and financial expert in China and the founder of GF Securities. He used to work as the Mayor of Foshan City and Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province. He holds a PhD degree in economics from Peking University and was an Associate in Research at the Fairbank Center of Harvard University (2001). He also completed the AMP at Harvard Business School (2001) and the SEF at John F. Kennedy School of Government (2003). Chen is a guest professor and doctoral supervisor at Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University. His major academic publications include The Dual-Entity of Market Competition: Establishment and Development of Mezzoeconomics (2021), New Economic Engine: Effective Government and Efficient Market (2020), Regional Government Competition (2019), among others.

• List of Figures – List of Tables – Foreword – Overview – Top- Level Layout of National Finance – Coordination of National Financial Regulation – Hierarchy Development of National Finance – Joint Development of Onshore and Offshore Financial Markets – Corner Overtaking in National Finance – FinTech Innovation in National Finance – Risk Prevention in National Finance – International Participation of National Finance – Conclusion: Creating the National Finance Discipline and Enhancing China’s Financial Competitiveness – Definitions – Postscript to First Edition of the Chinese Version – Postscript to Second Edition of the Chinese Version – Index.