Chao XI is Professor and Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he concurrently serves as Associate Dean (Research) and Head of Graduate Division of Law. He also directs the Chinese Law Program of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK.

Professor Xi specialises in comparative corporate law, securities regulation, financial regulation, and empirical legal studies, with a particular focus on the case of China. He has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed international journals. His research has received significant funding support from the Hong Kong SAR Research Grants Council, the PRC Ministry of Education, the Government of India, and the Sumitomo Foundation.

Professor Xi holds visiting positions at various leading overseas institutions. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international peer-reviewed journals, including The China Review (SSCI-indexed), the Hong Kong Law (SSCI-indexed), and the Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice (Thomas Reuters). Professor Xi is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), UK, and is on the panels of arbitrators in several arbitration institutions. He has regularly been engaged by law firms, multinationals, and government departments and agencies as an expert.