Faced with an increasingly unstable geopolitical and economic environment, industrial policy has been inserted as a core component in the agendas of the world’s largest three economies – the United States (US), China, and the European Union (EU). These strategies and regulations on renewable and low-carbon energy technologies, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications on the global supply and value chains while reshaping industries especially high-tech sector such as semiconductors.

What is the global geopolitical and trade outlook look like amid this global industrial strategy race? What are the implications of the varying policy measures on the strategies of multinational companies? As the world is seemingly moving away from globalisation, how will the elevation of industrial strategies impact the liberalisation of global trade?

• 2023-11-03 | 15:00 - 16:45
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing

To follow up on the advocacy letters sent to the relevant authorities on the Social Insurance Arrangement for Employees Working in Different Locations, Ms. Jeanette Yu, Chair of HR Working Group will provide an update on the feedback we have received; Meanwhile, we will discuss the upcoming advocacy activities.

• 2023-10-31 | 10:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office | European Chamber Shanghai Office | Online Teams

Halloween is approaching, and the European Chamber Shenyang Chapter, in collaboration with Conrad Hotel and DoTERRA essential oils, will be hosting a "Halloween Family Day" event on Sunday, October 29th, 2023. The event will take place at the Conrad Hotel's Gallery on the 88th floor. During the event, children and their parents will be invited to participate in activities like woolen yarn knit painting and making aroma stone diffusers (which can be taken home as souvenirs). Participants will also get to enjoy a delightful afternoon tea at Conrad Hotel while spending a pleasant weekend engaging in family activities.

• 2023-10-29 | 13:50 - 17:00
• Conrad Hotel 88th Floor Gallery / 沈阳康莱德酒店88层 尚馆

Throughout the past few years, the EU has been revamping its regulatory toolbox in order to better address emerging economic, geopolitical, technological and climate challenges. As a number of these regulations will impact the China operations of European companies, the European Chamber brings to you the Interpreting the EU’s Toolbox Series, where experts will provide an overview of the instruments that are being rolled out. The third episode of the series will focus on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

• 2023-10-23 - 2023-10-23 | 15:30 - 16:30
• Online

*Participants from the automotive-related industry and automotive supply chain will enjoy free tickets.
Data sharing is a topic that is gaining traction worldwide.

The EU, for example, is enacting horizontal and sectoral legislation to further boost data sharing. The European strategy for data of February 2020 also foresaw the creation of common European data spaces in strategic sectors such as manufacturing, mobility and green deal. One of the most prominent data spaces is Catena-X, the first collaborative, open ecosystem for the automotive industry of the future, linking global players into end-to-end value chains, with the shared goal of a standardized global data exchange.

In China, at the end of 2022, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Building Basic Systems for Data to Better Give Full Play to the Role of Data Resources (Twenty Data Measures), aiming at fully leveraging China’s abundant data resources and rich application scenarios, and shedding light on Chinese-style data governance. Since then, relevant government agencies have stepped up efforts in exploring concrete policy measures.

• 2023-10-11 | 14:00 - 15:40
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The technology behind generative artificial intelligence (AI)—which can produce content such as text, imagery and audio—is developing at astonishing speeds. Following the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, this and other generative AI applications such as Stable Diffusion and GitHub Copilot, have captured public attention worldwide, thanks to their wide utility.

While the full economic potential of this technology is yet to be tapped into, there are a host of considerations and concerns for businesses and governments to take into account in the era of generative AI, not to mention the potential for legal and regulatory challenges.

• 2023-09-19 | 15:00 - 16:50
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

2023 has seen China’s continued regulatory efforts that could impact foreign companies’ investment decisions in the country – for example, the newly introduced Anti-espionage Law and the tighter supervision over data. At the same time, the government has also rolled out a series of measures to optimise the business environment for foreign investors in a bid to demonstrate its support of FDI. The complex context in China has led to lots of discussions on whether China is still an attractive investment destination, especially amid the global supply chain diversification trend post-COVID. How should we identify the real status of FDI in the Chinese market today and tomorrow?

• 2023-09-13 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The Aviation and Aerospace Working Group is pleased to invite you to the next working group meeting on Overview and Outlook of the Recovery of Domestic and International Air Travel of China on Tuesday 5th September 2023, 16:00-17:30. The working group is honoured to invite experts from IATA and CATA to share industry insights air travel development in China, and guest official from APP to introduce their following working plan. Mr Eskelund from Maersk, President of the European Chamber, will deliver opening remarks. Ms Tammy Qiu from Thales, Chair of Aviation and Aerospace WG will host the meeting. The meeting will be held in the European Chamber Beijing office and is accessible via zoom online.

• 2023-09-05 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office, Beijing Lufthansa Centre, Office C405

We are honoured to be holding the 31st Financial Breakfast event. The event is co-organised by the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Liaoning Province and Bright Enterprises, with the support of the European Chamber Shenyang Chapter, the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham) Northeast, and the Cornucopia Hotel Shenyang. The event will bring together the best of the best in the professional world, creating a platform for entrepreneurs, business executives, financial experts and senior media in the Shenyang area to network and interact.

荣幸之至，第31期财经早餐会活动即将隆重举行。这次盛会由辽宁省香港商会和光明企业共同主办，得到了中国欧盟商会沈阳分会、中国美国商会东北以及沈阳康菜德酒店的大力支持。活动将在专业领域汇聚精英，为沈阳地区的企业家、企业高管、财经专家以及资深媒体人们创造一个交流互动的平台。

• 2023-09-03 | 08:30 - 10:30
• Conrad Shenyang 83rd Floor Administration Department 沈阳市康莱德酒店八十三层行政部

Climate change has become one of the focuses that attract global attention. China also proposed at the 2020 United Nations General Assembly to fully implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, striving to achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. The first challenge faced by enterprises in reducing emissions is how to calculate emissions more accurately, scientifically, and comprehensively, which is the foundation of enterprise emission reduction. The disclosure of emissions from enterprise products and operations may become a necessary policy requirement in the future. More and more regional markets and supply chains will impose restrictions on emissions to help reduce emissions and assume social responsibility.

European Parliament recently voted to officially pass the proposal on carbon border adjustment mechanism. It is reported that the CBAM plan (carbon tariff) will be implemented from October 1, 2023.

• 2023-09-01 | 13:30 - 16:30
• 24th Floor 2407 Room 24层 2407室