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 European Chamber, the IP SME Helpdesk and the EU SME Centre are thus pleased to invite you to our next Working Group Meeting, where Mr Matias Zubimendi, the China IP SME Helpdesk IP Business Advisor will provide an overview of the newest technology transfer conditions as well as discuss the role of various contracts in protecting IP. The meeting will take place online and offline in Beijing on Wednesday, 15th December from 15:00 to 16:00.

• 2021-12-15 | 15:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office / Zoom online

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our next Policy Meeting, where Mr David Kelly, Research Director at China Policy, and Mr Long Chen, Co-founder and Partner at Plenum, will provide their perspectives on the outcomes of the Sixth Plenum. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 16th November 2021 from 14:30 to 16:00 at the Hilton Beijing Signature Ballroom A.

• 2021-11-16 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Hilton Beijing, 3rd Floor Signature Ballroom A

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are thus pleased to invite you to join our next Policy Meeting, where Mr Bert Hofman, director of the East Asian Institute at NUS and Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School, and Mr Andrew Batson, China Research Director at Gavekal, will provide their perspectives on China’s push for Common Prosperity. The meeting will take place on Friday, 5th November 2021 from 9:00 to 10:30AM via Zoom.

• 2021-11-05 | 09:00 - 10:30
• Zoom

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our upcoming working group meeting on Green Transition and Business Environment for European SMEs in West China on 18 September, 15:00-16:30, as a sub-forum of the 16th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu.

• 2021-09-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Business & Innovation Centre for China-Europe Cooperation (CCEC) | Online

The InDiCo team has more recently been working on a research study on China Market Access conditions (certifications schemes and mandatory standards) for ICT Products and Services, and they would like to invite European Chamber members to participate.

• 2021-07-01 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Online

The EU SME Centre, the China IPR SME Helpdesk, along with the European Chamber and the Swedish Chamber, are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Working Group Meeting on the revised Copyright Law and Patent Law on 18th June. During this meeting, Mr. Xiaofan Chen from AWA Asia Limited will explain the revised Patent Law, while Mr. Matias Zubimendi from China IPR SME Helpdesk will analyse the changes established in the revised Copyright Law.

• 2021-06-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing | Shanghai | Zoom