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Follow Secretary General Adam Dunnett’s weibo
Adam Dunnett recently started blogging from his official Weibo account. He will regularly broadcast photos, meeting summaries, news about EU-China and much more. Get a glimpse into the daily life of the European Chamber and see Adam’s lighter side.
Read moreChina Goes Global with David Shambaugh
The European Union Chamber of Commerce invited David Shambaugh, a leading expert in China studies, to present his new book China Goes Global – The Partial Power, to the Chamber audiences in Beijing on 2nd July, 2013.
Read moreInsight China: China’s demographic time bomb
European Union Chamber of Commerce invited Professor Du Yang (centre) from Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Qian Liu (right), an expert on economic analysis and econometric forecasting, to speak on the topic of China’s demographic time bomb in Beijing on 27th June, 2013.
Read moreSAFE Circular 21: Further Simplifying Foreign Exchange Controls for Foreign Direct Investment
On 20th June, the European Union Chamber of Commerce invited Mr Zheng Yu, partner at Gide Loyrette Nouel and Ms Tracy Zhang, tax partner at KPMG, to provide expert insight into the implication of State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Circular 21 and Circular 59 that further simplify foreign exchange procedures and regulations for foreign direct investment in China.
Read moreDinner with Commissioner Karel De Gucht, DG TRADE
On the 21st June, the European Chamber met with Commissioner Karel De Gucht.The Commissioner debriefed the representatives of the European Chamber about the EU-China Joint Committee meeting, the current EU trade policy agenda with China and globally and briefly mentioned the solar panels case. The European Chamber debriefed the Commissioners on its current priorities and current lobby priorities. The meeting ended with the European Chamber making two recommendations regarding the definition of private capital used by Chinese authorities and the need of a database tracking Chinese ODI to Europe.
Read moreAnalysing Air Pollution
Calvin Queck (C) from Greenpeace addresses the audiences during the panel discussion on the pollution in Beijing on 28 May.
Read moreWomen in Business Event
On 22nd May, the Beijing Chapter, in partnership with the French Chamber, organised a diverse panel of female executives from the worlds of finance, politics, HR and management consulting to discuss an array of topics about women in today’s global workforce. Jaspal Channa, the Beijing Chapter’s General Manager, moderated the panel that included Qingqing Wang, Chief Representative at Societe Generale Insurance, Teresa Woodland, Founding Principal of WuDeLan Partners, Sylvie Bermann, French Ambassador to China, and Muriel de Saint Sauveur, Mazars Group Diversity Director.
Read moreTianjin Board Election 2013/2014
On 15th April, the final voting of Tianjin Board Election 2013/2014 was done by email, congratulations to the newly-elected Board of the European Chamber Tianjin Chapter.
Read moreBusiness with Finland Lunch, 9 April
Mr. Alex Gu, the PiC of Turku, Finland office in Tianjin attended a high-level lunch meeting in honor of the visit of the President of the Republic of Finland, H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinistö on 9 April in Beijing. This event focus on the many opportunities of doing business with Finland and provide an opportunity to discuss Finland as an investment destination while highlighting the key benefits of Finland and Finnish companies as partners for business.
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