Financial Interdependence, Digitalization and Technological Rivalries

René W.H. van der Linden is a Lecturer and Researcher in Economics and Finance at the International Business Programs of The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. He has more than thirty years of experience in teaching and research in the fields of economics and finance. His research interests, with practical applications in education, focus on topics in the field of international financial markets, transition economies and emerging markets, banking and finance, international trade economics and doing business in Asia and the EU. Piotr Łasak received his MA in Economics from the Krakow University of Economics, Poland and his PhD in Finance from Jagiellonian University, Poland, where he is currently an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Economics, Finance and Management. His research focuses on topics related to international financial market development, including financial market regulation and supervision, mechanisms of financial and currency crises and shadow banking system development (especially in China). He has published several dozen articles related to these above-mentioned topics.

1. Introduction.- 2. A comparative analysis of the Chinese and the US financial system and its regulatory environment.- 3. China's deepening integration into global financial markets: lessons from the US counterpart.- 4. Pre- and post-pandemic Sino-US inbound and outbound investments.- 5. The rise and decline of China's shadow banking subject to a deleveraging policy.- 6. Current trends in the digitalization process and related fintech-based businesses of the Sino-US financial markets.- 7. The digitalization of cross-border payment systems and the introduction of the CBDC.- 8. The ongoing Sino-US trade war and subsequent tech war.- 9. The Sino-US technological decoupling and ways to address it.- 10. The future Sino-US financial coupling or decoupling accompanied by fierce rivalry with different national approaches.- 11. The intensifying Sino-US rivalry and its impact on the possible future scenarios about the international economic order.- 12. Conclusions and Recommendations.