Zhao Xiao is a prominent Chinese economist and director of Macro-strategy of Economic Institute at the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for China's State Council. His influential studies focus on macroeconomics, corporate reform, and transformation of the market system. Zhao wrote in the Chinese edition of Esquire, God Is My Chairman of the Board which was based on a paper called Market Economies With Churches and Market Economies Without Churches. He would gain attention for arguing that China’s economy would benefit from the spread of Christianity.