Chen entered Guangxi University in January 1978, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1982.

[2][3] After university Chen spent his entire career working for the government of Guangxi.

In December 2005 he was promoted to be the Vice Chairman of Guangxi, and in September 2011 he became the Communist Party Chief of the regional capital Nanning.

[1][2][3] On November 11, 2020, he was appointed deputy director of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress.

[4] Chen is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.