Accounting with Heart: China's Role in International Finance and Business

During a long career in government service Wang Jun, China's Vice Minister of Finance, has witnessed the birth and growth of the modern Chinese accountancy profession and has been instrumental in initiating and implementing many of the changes that have brought the profession to line with international standards. As China has been called upon to play an increasingly influential role on the world economic stage, the author has been at the forefront of the nation's efforts to train a new generation of professional accounting talent capable of meeting the challenges presented by an increasingly globalized economy.

Under his guidance, a number of key initiatives for selecting and training talented accounting professionals for leadership roles have been put in place. Throughout this process, Wang has proved himself to be an inspirational speaker in a number of keynote addresses to those charged with taking China into the future. Accounting with Heart is a collection of those speeches, in which he outlines his thoughts and findings on the future of the profession and its part in the development of China's economy.

Accounting with Heart brings to an English-speaking audience the author's experiences, his reflections on human psychology and behavior, and his deeply held convictions on a whole range of issues surrounding the training of talent for the accountancy profession.With a unique blend of traditional and modern Chinese philosophy and literature, the speeches provide revealing insights into wider developments in thought leadership in China today.

Wang Jun's undisputed contributions to China's accounting profession make Accounting with Heart indispensable for any person interested in following China's rapid growth and development on the world stage.