As China, the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power, slides into its slowest annual expansion in 24 years, the country’s growth is closely watched by everyone in China and around the world. With the significant drop of the RMB against the US dollar, the equity market bubble and rising debt levels, doubts and anxiety are rising around China’s economic development and its implications globally. How do Chinese firms and business leaders view the country’s economic situation? Are they positive about the prospects ahead? Do multinational companies share their sentiment?

• 2015-09-21 | 11:30 - 14:30
• CKGSB Beijing Campus

As China's Anti-Monopoly enforcement agencies (AMEAs) have become more aggressive in the past few years, a key area of concern for European and multinational companies is how Chinese competition law enforcement will handle the many issues that arise in the context of intellectual property (IP) rights.

• 2015-09-21 | 16:00 - 18:30
• Jones Day Office, 4th Floor

[VENUE CHANGE] Regal International East Asia Hotel, 516 Hengshan Road (衡山路516号)

THIS EVENT WILL HAVE A CHINESE TO ENGLISH TRANSLATOR

Shanghai has taken steps to simplify visa procedure, in a quest to attract more foreign talent to work in the Chinese financial capital.

• 2015-09-18 | 14:00 - 16:30
• Regal International East Asia Hotel

The European Chamber is glad to invite you to another "Automotive Roundtable Series" event!

• 2015-09-17 | 18:00 - 20:30
• Restaurant “Lake Rhine"

To tackle the important topic of the role of foreign media in China, the European Chamber is hosting an afternoon seminar with four seasoned journalists from international media outlets.

• 2015-09-17 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, 3rd Floor, TANG I

China’s ambition to transition to an innovation-driven society was one of the clear overarching themes of the Third Plenum of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. China had already surpassed the United States (US) to become the world’s ‘most attractive’ destination for R&D investment. China is also the largest source of science graduates in the world, with approximately 900,000 engineering majors graduating every year, and already 2.8 million people working in China’s R&D sector

• 2015-09-16 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Four Seasons Hotel, 3rd Floor, TANGIII

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Pharma Working Group Meeting . It will be held on 16 September, 12:00 – 14:00h parallel at the European Chamber Shanghai and Beijing offices via tele-conference. The working group meeting will cover Pricing/Bidding and the Lobby Plan for this year’s Position Paper. We are lucky to have an expert guest speaker from the Shanghai Center for Health Development Studies to discuss the evolution of pricing policies in China.



We will be ordering catering from Wagas for approx. 50 RMB per person.

• 2015-09-16 | 12:00 - 14:00
• European Chamber Shanghai&Beijing Office

Welcome to Logistics & Automotive Joint Working Group Meeting from 10:00-11:30noon on September 16th, at the Conference Room of EUCCC Beijing.

• 2015-09-16 | 10:00 - 11:30
• EUCCC Beijing Office, 4th Floor, Conference Room,

China’s New Silk Road: One Belt, One Road — More Than Just A Geopolitical Game

• 2015-09-16 | 09:30 - 11:00
• The European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

During this meeting, you will learn about:
--Recent Visa Legislation and Developments
--Main Visa Types in Your Daily Business and Their Applied Areas
--Visa Application Procedures for Qualified Experts, Professionals and Interns
--Latest New Rules in Shanghai
--Mandatory Foreign Employee Participation in China's Insurance

• 2015-09-16 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A