Will Hutton, author of The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century, is editor-in-chief of the British Observer newspaper. Hutton has taught at the London School of Economics and elsewhere. It is worth noting that the title "The Writing on the Wall" is taken from a story in the Book of Daniel.
《惡兆：中國經濟降溫之後》作者威爾・賀頓則曾擔任過英國「觀察家報」總編輯，亦為倫敦經濟學院等多所大學教授。