At this meeting working group members will discuss the agenda for this year’s Position Paper and decide upon what should be highlighted in the Maritime Manufacturing & Industrial Services Working Group Position Paper 2022/2023 (e.g., decide which key recommendations to keep and new key recommendations to put in). The European Business in China – Position Paper is the European Chamber’s primary annual publication. It delivers to the Chinese Government detailed recommendations for improving the business environment, spread across industry sectors and horizontal issues. The Position Paper details how persistent issues, such as limited market access and a complex regulatory environment, prevent European businesses from contributing fully to China’s sustainable development.

• 2022-03-01 | 09:30 - 10:30
• Online via Zoom

At this meeting, Mr. Stephen Gordon, Managing Director at Clarkson’s Research will provide members with a global market outlook identifying both risks and opportunities for members in China for the coming year, followed by a brief discussion on working group priorities for H1, including topics of the Maritime Manufacturing & Industrial Services Position Paper 2022/2022.

• 2022-02-10 | 16:30 - 17:45
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, Unit 2204

The EU SME Centre, European Chamber and China Centre for Promotion of SME Development, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) are pleased to invite you to a joint Working Group meeting, where Mr Sun Wenkai, vice president of the National Institute of Small and Medium Enterprises at Renmin University of China, is going to give a detailed analysis of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for Promoting SME Development. The meeting will take place offline at European Chamber Beijing office and online on Tuesday 25 January from 15:30 to 17:00.

• 2022-01-25 | 15:30 - 17:00
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office / Zoom online

The European Chamber, the IP SME Helpdesk and the EU SME Centre are thus pleased to invite you to our next Working Group Meeting, where Mr Matias Zubimendi, the China IP SME Helpdesk IP Business Advisor will provide an overview of the newest technology transfer conditions as well as discuss the role of various contracts in protecting IP. The meeting will take place online and offline in Beijing on Wednesday, 15th December from 15:00 to 16:00.

• 2021-12-15 | 15:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office / Zoom online

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

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our next Policy Meeting, where Mr David Kelly, Research Director at China Policy, and Mr Long Chen, Co-founder and Partner at Plenum, will provide their perspectives on the outcomes of the Sixth Plenum. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 16th November 2021 from 14:30 to 16:00 at the Hilton Beijing Signature Ballroom A.

• 2021-11-16 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Hilton Beijing, 3rd Floor Signature Ballroom A

At this meeting, representatives of the Zhoushan Municipal Government will introduce policy for foreign participation in maritime R&D projects and shipbuilding projects. The working group will also introduce its Maritime Manufacturing Position Paper 2021/2022 followed by a roundtable discussion.

• 2021-11-12 | 15:30 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are thus pleased to invite you to join our next Policy Meeting, where Mr Bert Hofman, director of the East Asian Institute at NUS and Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School, and Mr Andrew Batson, China Research Director at Gavekal, will provide their perspectives on China’s push for Common Prosperity. The meeting will take place on Friday, 5th November 2021 from 9:00 to 10:30AM via Zoom.

• 2021-11-05 | 09:00 - 10:30
• Zoom

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our upcoming working group meeting on Green Transition and Business Environment for European SMEs in West China on 18 September, 15:00-16:30, as a sub-forum of the 16th EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu.

• 2021-09-18 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Business & Innovation Centre for China-Europe Cooperation (CCEC) | Online

The Cosmetics Working Group is honoured to have Ms Zhao Yanjun, Deputy Director General from Shanghai Medical Product Administration to attend our internal discussion and Nancy Li, Senior Manager of Intertek's Health and Beauty Products Division, give a lecture on supplementary regulations and answer questions from members.

• 2021-07-23 | 13:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office , Unit 2204