Wilson Center Experts

Dr. Chen Jian is currently The Michael J. Zak Chair of History for U.S. China Relations in the department of history at Cornell University. Formerly, he was the C. K. Yen Professor of Chinese-American Relations at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia and professor at the Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia. A leading expert on China, he has published two books, "China's Road to the Korean War: The Making of the Sino-American Confrontation" (1994) and most recently, "Mao's China and the Cold War" (2001). He is also the author of numerous CWIHP Bulletin articles and Working Papers, including "The Sino-Soviet Alliance and China's Entry into the Korean War" and has been a close collaborator with CWIHP since its inception.

Education

Dr. Chen received his M.A. from Fudan University and East China Normal University in Shanghai and his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.

Experience

Dr. Chen was a chief faculty speaker for NEH Summer Institute, "New Sources and Findings on Cold War International History," held at The George Washington University in the summer of 1999. Dr. Chen has held fellowships from the Norwegian Nobel Institute and the Cold War International History Project.

Expertise

Chinese American relations, modern Chinese history, Chinese foreign policy and security strategies