Data security and cross-border transfers of data are essential for of business activities and encourage innovation. Companies constantly use data generated from R&D or collected from customers in different locations to improve their products or develop new ones, often relying on teams based across the world.

Over the past years, China has considerably strengthened cybersecurity, data, and personal information protection governance. In 2017, the Cybersecurity Law (CSL) came to force outlining various obligations to network operators and internet service providers. In 2021, the CSL was complemented by Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), stipulating a series of obligations not only for actors based in China but also for those based elsewhere yet processing data or personal information generated in China. When doing business in China, SMEs need to be aware of the regulations they must follow to be compliant with cybersecurity and data protection system.

• 2022-10-26 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Online via zoom, Offline: Room Tianhe3, Floor 2M, Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou 广州文华东方酒店2M层天河3厅

While Hong Kong put an end to its quarantine policy for inbound travellers on 26th September, marking a significant step towards re-engaging with the rest of the world, it remains ambiguous when China will ease its zero COVID measures.

• 2022-10-13 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

HIGH-LEVEL HR ROUNDTABLE - IN THE FACE OF COVID, HOW DOES HR DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN-INVESTED ENTERPRISE PLAY A CRITICAL STRATEGIC ROLE 人力资源高层圆桌会 - 疫情下外企人力资源部如何发挥不可或缺的战略作用

• 2022-10-13 | 13:00 - 17:00
• Wellington College International Tianjin

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Scott Kennedy - senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - for a special, member-only event. Kennedy, a renowned China expert, will share his candid insights on the development and current status of the US-China tech war, as well as the US-China relationship in general and where it may be heading.

• 2022-09-30 | 10:00 - 11:20
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

In our seventh and last conversation of this series, stars Switzerland Alumni Chapter President and stars Foundation Board Member Markus HERRMANN, Co-Founder and Managing Director at China Macro Group (CMG), will be talking to Joerg WUTTKE, President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Member, stars International Board, Beijing.

• 2022-09-30 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Big Meeting Room C405

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 2022 CSR Awards.

• 2022-09-30 | 00:00 - 24:00
• Nanjing

Financial Seminar with Bank of China Sichuan Branch

• 2022-09-27 | 14:30 - 17:30
• Meeting Room Carnegie, 3F, The St Regis Chengdu 成都瑞吉酒店 3楼卡内基厅

With the purpose of promoting a stable and healthy development of foreign-funded enterprises that have been hit by the epidemic, Chinese government has issued a series of supportive policies. When struggling to benefit from the preferential policies, enterprises can get confused with the procedures, which may lead to failure in relevant project applications. Given these conditions, the speaker will contribute his experience of all these years to helping foreign companies find the best project and make a positive outcome.

• 2022-09-22 - 2022-09-22 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Online/Merck Innovation Center, Floor 35 线上/广州市默克创新中心35层

According to China's law, once appointed to manage a company, the legal representative will take certain powers and be exposed to legal liabilities at the same time, which may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by him/herself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative or even criminal liability. For foreign nationals, penalties in serious cases may include deportation and ban from China for several years. The present seminar will help to keep you well informed, share real-life cases, improve corporate governance and examine ways to mitigate the risks as much as possible, so that you can react quickly when the threat of liability does arise and get a chance to minimize personal risks.

• 2022-09-22 - 2022-09-22 | 15:30 - 17:45
• Online/Merck Innovation Center, Floor 35 线上/默克创新中心35层

On 29th April, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee of China released a draft version of the Practice Guidelines for Cyber Security Standards – Technical Specifications for Certification of Cross-Border Processing of Personal Information for public comment. The relentless rate of change and threat in cybersecurity did not abate in 2021, but is expected to increase in 2022. In an era of accelerated digitization, most senior business leaders see cybersecurity and legal data flow as an operational priority to their business.

• 2022-09-22 | 09:00 - 12:00
• Swissotel Grand Shanghai