Prof. Dr. Jianzhong Xiao is the Vice Dean at the School of Economics and Management, the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). He completed his PhD studies at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and has been awarded the First Prize of the Hubei Provincial Government Development Award and the Third Prize of the Hubei Provincial Government Development Award. He has published over 60 papers in national and international journals and serves as Director of the Hubei Provincial Economics Society and Member of the Hubei Society for the Study of Foreign Economic Doctrines. His research topics mainly include the theory of industrial organization and energy economics.