LTC Christopher Gin

Chris completed his undergrad studies at the US Military Academy at West Point in 2005 and immediately began a Graduate Degree Fellowship at the East West Center in Honolulu, HI. Since then, he's completed several Professional Military Education courses as part of his career as an Active Duty Army Officer, most notably the Command and General Staff College and the Joint Forces Staff College. As an instructor, Chris served as the Professor of Military Science at the Sol Price School for Public Policy at USC from 2021-2022.

Chris' research focus is on US-Sino relations in the 21st-Century, China's military modernization after 1979, and Cross-Strait relations in an era of Great Power Competition. He is also interested in the evolution of foreign language acquisition, training, maintenance, and retention of military linguists since 2001.

His hobbies include, watching nightly Jeopardy with his family, podcasts, basketball, occasional Golf