Financial Interdependence, Digitalization and Technological Rivalries : Perspectives on Future Cooperation and Integration in Sino-American Financial Systems

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.