Jie Gao is a Research Associate on Foreign Policy and National Security at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s (ASPI) Center for China Analysis (CCA). Prior to joining CCA, Jie had internships at U.S. and Chinese think tanks, including the Brookings Institution and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She holds an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Affairs, and a BA in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College. Her writings have been published in The Diplomat and Georgetown Security Studies Review.