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

On Tuesday December 7th, Equipment Leasing Companies from the Chamber NBFI working group took part in an emergency meeting to discuss an informal review by Changning district Tax Bureau.

• 2021-12-07 | 14:00 - 15:00
• Zoom meeting

Recent WTO disputes, an ongoing trade war, and significant rates of ongoing intellectual property (IP) infringement in China have amplified concerns about the strength of the country's IP regime. At the same time, across many indicators, China's IP regime is relatively supportive of European businesses. For European firms, this seeming contradiction is difficult to explain to fellow employees and top management in China -- let alone headquarters, clients, and government representatives. And yet, without a convincing explanation offered to these stakeholders, business activities in China may run sub-optimally at a time where competition is fiercer than ever. This working group meeting will seek to both explain and offer some solutions to this conundrum.

• 2021-12-07 - 2021-12-07 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom

The European Chamber is pleased to invite Professor Ma Aijin, the main drafter of Excessive Package Standard for Cosmetics and Food, to give the recorded illustration of the key requirements of the Standard.

• 2021-12-07 | 10:00 - 11:00
• zoom

Over the past two years, companies in South China have been dealt a series of hardships stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic that has put additional pressure on them. Travel policies may be seen as the most challenging obstacle to tackle for businesses as it grows increasingly difficult to not only return key employees from abroad, but, more importantly, attract talent to move to South China.

• 2021-12-02 | 14:00 - 17:30
• 3rd floor, The Westin Pazhou

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, a strong advocate of CSR over the past years, is proud to announce the launch of the 2021 CSR Awards.

• 2021-12-02 | 14:00 - 17:30
• Jin'Ao Ballroom A, Fairmont Hotel Nanjing 金奥费尔蒙酒店金奥A厅

Sign up the annual signature event of the Shanghai Chapter

• 2021-12-01 | 09:00 - 12:30
• The Langham Xintiandi Shanghai

The Chinese and global economy is dependent on a well-functioning and healthy maritime transport industry. But in maritime transport in particular, there are limits to the carbon emission reductions that can be achieved by using existing technologies. New technologies need to be developed in order to ensure carbon neutrality, whether by 2050 or 2060. Developing and implementing entirely new maritime propulsion technologies and fuels requires international collaboration, due to the scale and urgency of the challenge. In this respect, China and Europe are natural partners within the maritime industry. They are global leaders within the industry, with the world’s five largest container shipping companies being based in either China or Europe. Moreover, China is the world’s largest shipbuilding nation, accounting for about 50 per cent of all tonnage being built globally, while many European companies and institutions are leaders in maritime technology

At this meeting, representatives of the China Association of National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) and the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) will jointly discuss how European ship manufacturers and ship operators can work together to form an industry pathway to decarbonisation.

• 2021-11-30 | 10:30 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Auto Components Working Group Meeting
Topic: Transaction Structure and Post-transaction Integration within the Auto Sector Integration M&A

• 2021-11-26 - 2021-11-26 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai Big Meeting room