Horst Löchel is a professor of economics and Co-Chairman of the Sino-German Center at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. He was a member of the Board of Directors at the Shanghai International Banking and Finance Institute (SIBFI) and adjunct and visiting professor at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China.

Tim Jablonski is a research assistant at the Sino-German Center at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. He holds an M.A. in "China Language and Economy" from Würzburg University. After spending years in China, his current research focuses on China's economic development, innovation, and industrial policy.