His current research centers on China and other rising powers’ efforts in reforming regional orders and global economic governance. His book, Rising Power and the Construction of International Human Rights Norms (Shanghai Renmin Publishing House, 2017, in Chinese), examines the status incentive and rhetoric strategies of rising powers in promotion of international human rights norms developments. His work has been published in International Studies Review, Chinese Journal of International Politics and Journal of Contemporary China. Chen earned his PhDs from the Double Doctoral Degree Program between Peking University (China) and Waseda University (Japan).