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The Reduction to the number of Items in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone ‘Negative List’ is Welcomed by European Industry but Further Measures to Reduce its Scope and Speedy Nationwide Implementation of the Piloted Reforms are Still Needed
Beijing, 1 July 2014 – The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the government’s reduction of the scope of Negative List for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (CSPFTZ) that was announced in the evening of 30th June. The announcement serves to reduce the number of items for which foreign investment is still restricted from 190 to 139. This represents a reduction of approximately 27% to the scope of the Negative List. Although the extent of the cuts is slightly lower than the European business community in China had been hoping for and some previous official press statements had forecasted, it is still a substantial decrease and an encouraging step in the right direction.
Read moreFOOD SAFETY LAW IN CHINA: WHAT’S NEW
As a result of numerous scandals relating to food security, the Chinese Food and Drug Administration has recently enacted a Provision on Food and Drug Administrative Penalty Procedure (CFDA order n. 3) that has been submitted to the public at the end of last year and will come into force on June 1, 2014.
Read moreInsight China Session: Is the "Golden Age" over?
First Insight China Session 2104 held in Shanghai
Read moreMeeting with Dr. Long Guoqiang, Member of the Party Committee, DRC
On June 11th, European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke had a fruitful exchange with Dr. Long Guoqiang, Party Committee Member of the State Council’s Development Research Centre (DRC).
Read moreBusiness Confidence Survey 2014 Launch in Nanjing
Business Confidence Survey 2014 Launch in Nanjing
Meeting with Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress
Meeting with Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress
Read moreEuropean Chamber Poll on how IT Security and Internet Censorship Issues affect Foreign Business in China
The European Chamber undertook a poll of 100 of its member companies to get a better understanding as to how IT security and Internet censorship issues affect the foreign business community in China. Please see the results below.
Read moreExclusive Dialogue with MOFCOM
On 30th May, the European Chamber facilitated an Exclusive Dialogue with Director General Sun Yongfu, Department of European Affairs of MOFCOM.
Read more为适应中国经济所呈现出的严峻新现实，欧洲企业正在调低其对中国市场的预期，并缩小投资计划
2014年5月29日，北京—在更艰难的商业环境挑战下，欧洲公司在中国的财务表现已进一步下滑，此前存在的市场挑战仍未显现出缓解的迹象。这些原因使得许多企业对经营前景持悲观态度，由此调低其期望值，并缩减其在中国市场的投资计划。然而，根据中国欧盟商会和罗兰贝格管理咨询公司今日所发布的《商业信心调查2014》显示，落实有意义的改革、特别是改善市场准入，可能会给欧洲企业在中国的投资带来新的曙光。