On 13^th August, China’s State Council released the Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (Opinions). The European Chamber has stated that the 24 points contained in the Opinions could go a long way towards improving business confidence if they are implemented in a timely, coordinated and consistent manner. The publication of detailed implementation guidelines will be an extremely important part of this process.

To better understand the 24 points and future implementation plans, we are delighted to have Tang Song, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Investment Department of the MOFCOM, participate in an exclusive, closed-door dialogue with European Chamber members. The discussion will focus closely on working groups’ inputs on common concerns relating to government procurement, security, cross-border data transfer/validation, the Anti-espionage Law, among other topics, as well as on industry-specific business issues.

The event will start with a debriefing by Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of European Chamber，he will introduce the recent visits of EU officials and the Chamber’s inputs for their dialogues with Chinese counterparts.

• European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis for the 10th EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue (Press release)
• European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Vera Jourova, for the second High-level Digital Dialogue (Press release)
• European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, for the 1st EU-China High-Level Policy Dialogue on Circular Economy (Press release)

中国国务院8月13日印发了《关于进一步优化外商投资环境加大吸引外商投资力度的意见》。意见中包含的24条政策措施，若能及时、统筹且持续的落实，将非常有助于提振在华外资企业的信心。为更好帮助会员了解“24条”及其实施计划，中国欧盟商会非常荣幸邀请到商务部外资司唐颂副司长参与本次独家对话活动。唐司长将介绍“24条”内容，并重点回应会员企业在如政府采购、安全、跨境数据传输、反间谍法和行业问题等领域的关切。在对话结束后唐司长将与会员企业在问答环节进行互动。

中国欧盟商会秘书长唐亚东先生将首先介绍欧盟官员近期访华的情况，以及欧盟商会为他们与中国政府官员对话提供的建议。

This event will be off the record and follow Chatham House rules.

Simultaneous translation will be provided.

 此次活动为闭门会议，不允许公开引用和报道。

会议提供中英文同声传译。

 * Questions will be collected before the event and will be addressed with priority. Please submit your questions to eliu@europeanchamber.com.cn by COB 12:00 pm 9^th October.

14:30-15:00       Registration

15:00-15:10       Opening Remarks by Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of European Chamber

15:10-15:30       Key message from Tang Song, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Investment Department, MOFCOM

15:30-16:10       Exclusive Dialogue

• Tang Song, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Investment Department, MOFCOM
• Xiaobo Zhang, Member of the European Chamber Executive Committee; Finance Director, TotalEnergies China

16:10-16:30       Q&A

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Speakers

Mr. Tang Song

Deputy General Director of Foreign Investment Department of MOFCOM

Mr. Tang Song

Deputy General Director of Foreign Investment Department of MOFCOM

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Main Work Experience:
• 2006.08-2007.08
Staff, Development Zone Division, Department of Foreign Investment, Ministry of Commerce
• 2010.12--2012.03
Deputy Director, Manufacturing Division, Department of Foreign Investment, Ministry of Commerce
• 2013.06--2014.10
Deputy Director, Comprehensive Division, Department of Foreign Investment Management, Ministry of Commerce
• 2016.01--2017.08
Chief of Office, Department of Foreign Investment, Ministry of Commerce
• 2017.08--2019.08
Director, International Cooperation Division, Department of Foreign Investment, Ministry of Commerce
• 2022.03-Now
Deputy General Director of Foreign Investment Department, Ministry of Commerce

Mr. Adam Dunnett

Secretary General, European Chamber

Mr. Adam Dunnett

Secretary General, European Chamber

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Adam’s career has focussed on trade & investment advocacy, promotion and association management. As the European Chamber’s secretary general, he is responsible for the overall implementation of its objectives, visibility, membership and advocacy activities across its 7 chapters and 9 offices in China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Tianjin).

Adam joined the Chamber in 2006. He served first as the senior business manager, later as Beijing general manager, and since 2013 as the secretary general.

Previously, he worked a commercial officer at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, 2000-2004 and from 2011-2012 he worked at APCO, a consulting firm, as deputy managing director. Since 2013 he is a board member and a rotating chair of the EU SME Centre. From 2014-2017 and again from 2023 he serves vice chair of the European Business Organisation Worldwide Network, an NGO that represents European advocacy organisations based in over 50 countries.

Adam holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. He holds an M.A.in International Development from the International University of Japan, and B.A in foreign languages from the University of Victoria.

Ms. Xiaobo Zhang

Treasurer, European Chamber; Finance Director and Head of China Group Treasury, TotalEnergies China

Ms. Xiaobo Zhang

Treasurer, European Chamber; Finance Director and Head of China Group Treasury, TotalEnergies China

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Xiaobo Zhang, nationality as China, an expertise in treasury and finance functions. Xiaobo has 19 years of professional and management experiences in top tier multinational companies across financial institution, Energy, manufacturing, international clearing and community organization. She is currently head of Group treasury and finance director in TotalEnergies China. Prior to joining in TotalEnergies in early 2020, she held corporate market Director role of SWIFT China. She spent 12 years and was Vice President in JPMorgan Chase Bank between 2006 to 2018 and spent 3 years in Motorola Finance team since 2003.

Xiaobo graduated from Peking University with a MBA and from Central University of Finance and Economics in Master of laws, holding two Masters and two Bachelor degrees.

She has proven tracking record and accomplishments in strategy, initiation, compliance and governance in executive group. She has gained reputation for her inclusive leadership and stakeholders engagement. Xiaobo holds as Chairman and sponsor to women network groups.

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