Tan Rui is an associate professor at the School of Public Administration, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P. R. C. He was a research fellow at Institute of Public Policy, South China University of Technology, during 2014-2023. He earned his PhD in economics in Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou. His research interest focuses on urban economics, comparative political economics, and industrial policy. He has published some books on these topics, includng The Model of China Economic Development: from the Perspectives of the History and the World (Hong Kong, 2024), Industrial Policy in China: Trend and Change (Beijing, 2023), The Division of Labour among Cities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangzhou, 2023).