[3] Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1988 during his university years.
[3] He also earned a Master's in Business Administration degree from University of Illinois Chicago in April 2004.
[3] In February 1993, Chen moved to the Office of the Liaoning Branch of the China Construction Bank, and served as deputy director in March 1996.
[3] In December 2010, Chen was assigned to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body.
[3][4][5] Chen was appointed deputy party secretary of Ningxia in July 2021, concurrently serving as chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since January 2023.