This year marks the 20th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The past two decades of China’s WTO membership coincided with phenomenal economic and trade growth in the country. While the reforms undertaken by China over these years have significantly accelerated cross-border trade flows and led to it becoming the largest global trader in goods and second largest trader in services, debate persists over how and to what extent China has implemented its WTO commitments.

On 9th December, this year’s annual conference will deliver insightful commentary on China’s 20 years of engagement with the WTO, how the country is expected to position itself as the WTO evolves, and the ways China can contribute to WTO reform and revitalise the multilateral trade mechanism. Through keynote speeches and panel discussions, our guest speakers (former chief trade negotiators, think tank experts and global business leaders) will present their perspectives on these topics, and examine how to preserve the core values of the multilateral trade system in the years to come.

• 2021-12-09 | 13:00 - 17:00
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Four Seasons Hotel

The negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow resulted in the completion of the Paris Agreement rulebook and kept the Paris targets alive, along with "accelerated action in this critical decade". What are the key takeaways? What message does it send to global companies and executives?

• 2021-12-07 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Four Seasons Hotel, Tang 1

In order to accelerate China-Europe communication and pragmatic cooperation on offshore wind power, under the guidance of the National Energy Administration of China, the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute and China Huaneng Group Clean Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., together with Yancheng Municipal People’s Government and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, will host the China-Europe Offshore Wind Power Cooperation Forum in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province from November 16-17, 2021.

• 2021-11-16 - 2021-11-16 | 08:30 - 17:30
• Yancheng Marriott Hotel and Online

After China’s proposal for a ‘Global Data Security Initiative’ in September 2020, China has stepped up its cyber-related legislation in 2021 with an unprecedented speed. This is especially reflected through the promulgation of two data related superordinate laws that will work together with the Cybersecurity Law: one is the Data Security Law (DSL), which came into effect since 1st September 2021, and the other being the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), to be enacted on 1st November 2021.
The European Chamber is delighted to invite our members to our next annual Cybersecurity Conference, where we invite the right experts, at the right time, to decipher the increasingly complicated cybersecurity management framework in China to better prepare our audience to what is coming or is present.

• 2021-10-26 | 12:30 - 17:30
• Second Floor, Wangfu Ballroom, The Peninsula Beijing | 北京王府半岛酒店二层

On 23rd September, the European Chamber will release its European Business in China Position Paper 2021/2022, the culmination of six months dedicated work by our 35 working groups and sub-working groups. This year’s Executive Position Paper looks into the 14th Five-year Plan (FYP), and identifies areas of risk and opportunity, both for European businesses and for China’s economy.

• 2021-09-23 | 14:00 - 15:30
• QING II & III, 5F, Four Seasons Hotel, Liangmaqiao Road No. 48, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Back from your summer holidays, the Energy Working Group is pleased to invite you to our social networking event on Friday 10th September: "EU-China Energy Night", kindly sponsored by TotalEnergies. Representatives from the European and Chinese energy sector, including embassies and consulates, relevant ministries, key industry associations, energy companies, think tanks, etc. will gather together. The event is divided into two parts: the first part consists of keynote speeches from China Photovoltaic Industry Association, Biomass Energy Industry Promotion Association and Chinese Wind Energy Association on the Outlook of China's 14th Five-Year Energy Plan and Green Energy Transition. The second part will be a Cocktail Party for working group members to get to know each other and interact with key stakeholders.

• 2021-09-10 | 18:20 - 21:00
• TotalEnergies China Headquarter

Enjoy a beautiful summer night like you are back in Europe.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to celebrate a fantastic night together with the European business community at our signature Mid-Summer Garden Party, at the Bulgari Hotel in Beijing, on Wednesday, 28 July, from 18:00 to 20:00.

• 2021-07-28 - 2021-07-28 | 18:00 - 20:00
• Terrace, 1F, Bulgari Hotel Beijing

The European Chamber and China Hydrogen Alliance are pleased to invite you to the China-Europe H2 Workshop on 29th June, aiming to build an international platform for technological and industrial exchange, and promote collaboration in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell industry. The workshop is also a vital part of the China-Europe Energy Innovation Cooperation—Hydrogen Work Stream, as well as a Sub-forum of the International Energy Reform Forum 2021 in Suzhou.

• 2021-06-29 | 14:00 - 19:00
• Suzhou | Zoom online

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our next Policy Meeting, where Ms Kendra Schaefer, Partner at Trivium China, and Ms Isabelle Hajjar, Vice Chair of the Cybersecurity Sub-Working Group at the European Chamber and Head of Compliance for the EU & APAC Data Privacy & Cybersecurity specialist at TekID will discuss data governance models in China and the EU.

• 2021-06-28 | 15:30 - 17:30
• European Chamber Beijing offices

The Construction Working Group Beijing Chapter is delighted to invite you to attend a member networking lunch in Beijing on Tuesday 1st June. This is an opportunity for the new WG leadership to hear your feedback and together discuss advocacy activities in the coming months.

• 2021-06-01 | 12:00 - 13:30
• Hulu by TRB, Sanlitun