The normalisation of life in China after COVID management controls were lifted 12 months ago led many to think that a robust and swift economic recovery would follow. However, while it looks like the government’s official 2023 target of achieving around a five per cent growth rate will be met, a combination of economic challenges and policy developments have cast a shadow over the potential for a stronger economy in 2024 and beyond.

In China, consumer demand remains muted, the property market is still in the process of stabilising, and overall business confidence remains low. An increasing number of Chamber member companies are looking to alternative investment destinations to diversify and avoid excessive dependence on a single location; others are separating parts of their China operations from their global ones, to remain compliant with legislation in China and the rest of the world, as well as to guard against risks arising from geopolitical tensions. Some companies take a different approach, doubling down on their presence in China in view of the importance of their China activities to their global portfolio.

• 2023-12-12 | 14:00 - 18:10
• Signature Ballroom, Hilton Beijing

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 solutions, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications on the global supply and value chains while reshaping entire industries.

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?

Faced with the above and further related questions, the European Chamber launched an event series—Battling it out - Decoding the Global Industrial Strategy Race—to bring members a comprehensive understanding on the industrial strategies adopted by the world’s top three superpowers and their implications on both state and industry players.

• 2023-11-10 | 12:30 - 14:00
• Wang Fu Ballroom II

On 13th August, China’s State Council released the Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (Opinions). The European Chamber has stated that the 24 points contained in the Opinions could go a long way towards improving business confidence if they are implemented in a timely, coordinated and consistent manner. The publication of detailed implementation guidelines will be an extremely important part of this process.

• 2023-10-12 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Signature Ballroom B, Hilton Beijing

The reform of Chinese state assets and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has long remained the core element of China’s economic reform process. In 2015 the Guiding Opinions on Deepening the Reform of State-owned Enterprises (Guiding Opinions) was released as the key framework document to further modernize and improve the overall competence of SOEs. Successively, in 2020, the Three-year Action Program of SOE Reform (2020-2022) (Three-year Action Program) was issued and elaborated on the goals, timeline and future road map of the reform, which proves Chinese government’s ambition for the SOE system to make real changes.

国资国企改革长期以来是中国经济体制改革的重心。2015年，《关于深化国有企业改革的指导意见》（《指导意见》）出台，成为现阶段国企改革的框架性纲领文件，对进一步提高国企现代化和综合能力作出指示。2020年，《国企改革三年行动方案（2020－2022年）》等各项方案正式出台，国企改革的目标、时间表、路线图得到明确，展现了中国政府对深化国资国企改革的决心。

• 2023-09-21 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Signature Ballroom B, Hilton Beijing

To help our members better understand the broader state of EU-China relations and China’s economic recovery strategy following its reopening of its borders earlier this year, as well to provide instruction on the latest policy and regulatory trends, and best government affairs (GA) practices, the European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our first GA Conference, themed ‘Rebuilding Trust for Collaboration’.

• 2023-06-07 | 13:30 - 18:30
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Beijing Four Seasons hotel

ESG In Human Capital Strategy Development
European Chamber 2023 Human Capital Conference
中国欧盟商会人力资源大会

• 2023-03-27 | 13:30 - 17:20
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Beijing Four Seasons Hotel

At this year’s Annual Conference “China’s Rise: The New Contradiction”, the European Chamber is delighted to welcome the Head of the European Union Delegation to China and keynote speaker, former Vice Chairman of the NDRC, Zhang Xiaoqiang to headline a host of leading economists, academics and business leaders who will analyze what the world looks like for European Business in President Xi’s new era.

• 2017-12-14 | 08:30 - 12:30
• Rosewood Beijing Jing Guang Center Hotel, 2nd Floor West Ballroom

美通社2017年新传播年度论坛将于12月7日在北京千禧大酒店举办。本届论坛主题为“影响力再定义”，届时将有来自国际国内媒体、企业传播者、公关传播机构行业专家，共同探讨在现今传播传播技术飞速变革，公关传播人士应如何重新定义传播的影响力，企业应如何打造有影响力的传播内容，以及怎样评估传播影响力等话题，并分享其最新实践与深度观察。

• 2017-12-07 | 09:00 - 18:00
• Beijing Millennium Hotel

At the conference we will cover and debate relevant topics including: the impact of culturally savvy retuning Chinese, the demise of the expatriate package, the second-tier reality, talent development, and HR’s role in your company’s core strategic mission.

• 2017-11-16 | 08:30 - 12:45
• Four Seasons Hotel, Beijing Ballroom, 3rd floor

In June of this year, The New York Times warned that “as China moves to start enforcing a new cybersecurity law, foreign companies face a major problem: They know very little about it.” Though the Times may be guilty of hyperbole, while the implementing rules are still being formulated a lot of guess work remains on how this incredibly broad piece of legislation will actually be enforced.

• 2017-11-14 | 13:30 - 18:00
• Wang Fu Ballroom, The Peninsula Beijing Hotel