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EU China Business Summit Update
The EU China Business Summit will no longer be taking place in line with its traditional format on the 16th/17th July.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Chamber Briefed on 7th EU-China HED by Commission Vice President Katainen
On 25th June, a small delegation led by Mats Harborn, president of the European Chamber, met with European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen. Vice President Katainen was in Beijing to meet with Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Liu He.
Read moreSupervisory Board elects States’ Representatives
On 23rd of May the European Chamber’s Supervisory Board (the Board) met to elect 3 States’ Representatives to the Chamber’s Executive Committee.
Read moreAdvocacy Letter to the United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer
The European Chamber has sent the below attached letter on Friday 11th May, to US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E. Lighthizer, to provide comments on the US’s Section 301 trade investigation on China.
Read moreChamber Elects New Vice President
On May 10th at the European Chamber’s Annual General Meeting Charlotte Roule, CEO of ENGIE China was elected vice president.
Read moreCandidates for Vice President
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to announce that the below candidates have been nominated to run for an elected position in the Chamber’s Executive Committee.
Read moreEurope says China's latest bid to join procurement agreement "highly disappointing"
China's proposed terms to join a global agreement on government purchases are "highly disappointing" and cover only 2-3 percent of its public procurement market, a European Union trade lobby group said on Thursday.
The future of foreign investment
European industry, in general, is doing well in China. Our profits and revenues in most industry sectors continue to grow and are reaching levels comparable to other regions in the world. The strategic importance of China for our companies is increasing and our investments have brought major benefits to the Chinese economy and Chinese society. These are important points to make, but this success story all too often gets lost regulatory complaints and, increasingly frequently, in trade disputes because there still remains a dormant potential to massively grow the scope of this mutual benefit.
Read moreAnalysts View: Chinese Communist Party unveils new leadership
China's ruling Communist Party unveiled its new seven-man Politburo Standing Committee on Thursday, confirming Xi Jinping's elevation to the no. 1 spot in the line-up and the end of Hu Jintao's 10 years as party boss.