As 2022 comes to a close, China’s economic outlook is the most uncertain since the country first embarked upon its programme of reform and opening more than four decades ago. Its COVID strategy has been put to the test, with nationwide outbreaks of the highly transmissible Omicron variant disrupting business operations on an unprecedented scale throughout the year. Other significant internal challenges include China’s mounting debt crisis, the unravelling of its real estate sector, demographic headwinds and stalling consumption growth.

• 2022-12-09 | 13:30 - 18:10
• Zoom Online/Grand Ballroom 1, 4F, InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our upcoming Policy Meeting, where Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) will share Beijing’s vision, priorities and likely trajectory on Taiwan. Next, FGS Global will explain the geopolitical impact and risks following Pelosi’s visit. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 27th September 15:00-16:30 offline only at Four Seasons Hotel. The meeting will be off-the-record and held under Chatham House rules.

• 2022-09-27 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Beijing Four Seasons Hotel, Tang I

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China will take place on Thursday 26th May 2022 in Beijing at a yet to be confirmed venue. The AGM will be available for members to join both online and in person. At this year's AGM, a by-election will be held for members to elect a treasurer (1 position) for the remainder of the term in office (1 year).

• 2022-05-26 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Zoom online

The EU SME Centre, European Chamber and China Centre for Promotion of SME Development, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) are pleased to invite you to a joint Working Group meeting, where Mr Sun Wenkai, vice president of the National Institute of Small and Medium Enterprises at Renmin University of China, is going to give a detailed analysis of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for Promoting SME Development. The meeting will take place offline at European Chamber Beijing office and online on Tuesday 25 January from 15:30 to 17:00.

• 2022-01-25 | 15:30 - 17:00
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office / Zoom online

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our last Policy Meeting of the year on the 16th December afternoon, where Associate Analyst at MERICS and founder of EU-China Hub Grzegorz Stec will discuss with Associate Director at Rhodium Group and co-author of aforementioned study report Agatha Kratz which areas of economic engagement between the EU and China are benign, and how the EU can broaden the scope of this green list through a range of targeted mitigation measures.

• 2020-12-16 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Beijing and Guangzhou offline

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our next Working Group Meeting, where Mr. Matias Zubimendi from China IPR SME Helpdesk, Ms. Daphne Tuijn from Chaoly and WebshopinChina, and Ms. Grace Yu from Daxue Consulting will explore different aspects of operating in the Chinese E-commerce ecosystem by looking into IP considerations, marketing tools and e-commerce platforms. The meeting will take place offline at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices on the 14th December from 16:30-18:00. Online access will be offered to members not able to attend in person.

• 2020-12-14 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Beijing and Shanghai Offices/Zoom

In the process of building a circular economy, we recognise that many of the market participants are facing increasingly urgent challenges to transform their own business models to become more sustainable ones. And we are helping you in this journey. We are delighted to invite you to a webinar on circular economy and plastic recycling as an collaborated effort between ICIS and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Please join us on 26th November 2020 for an engaging and insightful discussion with experts with diverse backgrounds on how to tackle plastic recycling to build a circular economy.
ICIS与中国欧盟商会合作举办的【中国可持续发展网络研讨会】建设循环经济：如何破局塑料回收难题将于2020年11月26日举行，与具有不同背景的专家就如何在循环经济下破局塑料回收难题主题展开精彩、深刻的讨论。

• 2020-11-26 | 14:30 - 16:50
• Go to Webinar

How to establish a wholesome intelligent ecology by enterprises via ICT framework is therefore a key factor in building the smart city, which relates closely to the future vision for all businesses in evolving their traditional model to a digital one. In such context, it is essential to establish an ecosystem that is flexible, reliable, secure and sustainable to satisfy different scenarios.
In partnership with Deutsche Telekom Group and Group subsidiaries T-Systems and Detecon, the European Chamber welcomes Naosad Hossen, Portfolio and Solution Design Manager, Ivan Sun, an SAP Portfolio Manager and Yi Lu, Partner and Head of Center Excellence to share their insights on intelligent ecology and introduce the successful cases as well intelligent ecological technology elements.

• 2020-11-25 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

On June 1st, 2020, the Chinese Central Committee and the State Council jointly released the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port (“the Masterplan”), a large-scale plan to transform the entire island province into a free trade port (FTP) – making it the largest special free trade zone in China. The Masterplan laid out a series of special policies for Hainan – liberalization of trade of goods and services, facilitation of investment, opening-up of key sectors, and free exchange of people, capital, and data. Coupled with preferential policies of the Hainan Bo’ao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, Hainan is expected to be the rising hub of new investment and business opportunities.

• 2020-09-23 - 2020-09-24 | 09:00 - 18:00
• Haikou, Hainan

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, in cooperation with Roland Berger, will release its European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2020 on 10th June.

• 2020-06-10 | 10:30 - 12:00
• Zoom Online