The technology behind generative artificial intelligence (AI)—which can produce content such as text, imagery and audio—is developing at astonishing speeds. Following the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, this and other generative AI applications such as Stable Diffusion and GitHub Copilot, have captured public attention worldwide, thanks to their wide utility.

While the full economic potential of this technology is yet to be tapped into, there are a host of considerations and concerns for businesses and governments to take into account in the era of generative AI, not to mention the potential for legal and regulatory challenges.

• 2023-09-19 | 15:00 - 16:50
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

您是否对深圳市[2023]31号文件《深圳市境外高端人才和紧缺人才2021年纳税年度、2022年纳税年度个人所得税财政补贴申报指南》有所疑虑？是否担心在2021和2022年度个税财政补贴的申请和审核中遇到挑战？那么，我们特别为您准备了一场不容错过的专题研讨会！
Do you have concerns about Shenzhen's [2023]31 document, " Guidelines for the Application of Financial Subsidies for Individual Income Tax in the 2021 and 2022 Tax Years for Overseas High-end Talents and Scarcely Needed Talents in Shenzhen "? Are you worried about facing challenges during the application and review process for the fiscal subsidies for personal income tax in 2021 and 2022? If so, we have prepared a not-to-be-missed special seminar just for you!

深圳市近期发布了新版指南，对申请人资格、申报单位条件以及申请材料等方面进行了重要调整。这意味着在您的税务申请过程中，可能会面临一些困惑。为了协助您充分理解政策要点、分享实际操作经验，以便按时完成2021和2022年度的个税财政补贴申请和审核工作，中国欧盟商会华南分会荣幸地邀请到了金融和税务工作组副主席张少玲和德勤中国的专家，将在这场专题研讨会上与您深入探讨深圳市新政策。
Shenzhen has recently released a new version of the guidelines, making significant adjustments to qualifications for applicants, conditions for reporting entities, and required application materials. This means that you may encounter some confusion during your tax application process. To assist you in fully understanding the key policy points, sharing practical operational experiences, and ensuring the timely completion of your applications and reviews, the European Chamber of Commerce in South China is honoured to invite the Vice Chair of the Finance and Taxation Working Group, Janet Zhang, and experts from Deloitte China to delve into Shenzhen's new policies at this special seminar.

• 2023-09-15 | 14:00 - 16:00
• 9th Floor, China Resource Building, 5001 Shennan East Road, Shenzhen

2023 has seen China’s continued regulatory efforts that could impact foreign companies’ investment decisions in the country – for example, the newly introduced Anti-espionage Law and the tighter supervision over data. At the same time, the government has also rolled out a series of measures to optimise the business environment for foreign investors in a bid to demonstrate its support of FDI. The complex context in China has led to lots of discussions on whether China is still an attractive investment destination, especially amid the global supply chain diversification trend post-COVID. How should we identify the real status of FDI in the Chinese market today and tomorrow?

• 2023-09-13 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Faced with an increasingly unstable geopolitical and economic environment, industrial policy has been inserted as a core component of the agendas of the world’s three largest economies – the United States (US), China and the European Union (EU). Their strategies and regulations on renewable and low-carbon energy technologies, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications for global supply and value chains while reshaping industries, especially high-technology sectors such as semiconductors.

What is the outlook for global geopolitics and trade amid this industrial strategy race? What are the implications of the various policy measures for the strategies of multinational companies? As the world drifts further away from globalisation, how will the elevation of industrial strategies impact the liberalisation of global trade?

• 2023-08-30 | 15:00 - 16:45
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

On 13th July 2023, Germany released its very first comprehensive strategy on China, which signals a concerted effort with the European Union (EU) outlook to view China as “a partner, competitor, and systemic rival”, with the focus being increasingly put on the latter two aspects. The strategy highlights the changing dynamics in China that require Germany to shift its approaches, de-risk its economy, and cut reliance on China in critical sectors while pursuing diversification in its supply chains.

The strategy calls on German companies to take geopolitical risks sufficiently into account. It reiterates that the general ceiling of investment guarantees of EUR 3 billion per company per country also applies to China, and will be subject to rigorous scrutiny. Special measures such as state export credit guarantees and export controls are also put forward to avoid unwanted technology transfers and thus protect German exporters, especially in terms of sensitive dual-use or security-related technologies. The strategy also underlines the importance Germany places on diversifying its economic ties, and actively expanding business relations around the world with actors that share its values and interests.

• 2023-08-25 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom Online/C405, European Chamber Beijing Office

Published in June 2020 by the European Parliament and European Council, the European Union (EU) taxonomy for sustainable activities sets a framework to classify ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ economic activities executed in the bloc. The aim is to fuel investments to meet the objectives outlined in the EU’s Green Deal strategies and achieve the sustainable transformation of the bloc’s economy.
Following the publication of the EU taxonomy, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the European Commission published the first Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) in November 2021, with further updates a year later. This document lists activities that meet green finance definitions in both the EU and China, making it easier for international investors to provide financial support to Chinese borrowers for sustainable projects.

• 2023-08-04 | 15:00 - 16:30
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office/Zoom Online

On 13 July 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China, together with six other government agencies, jointly released China’s very first regulatory document governing generative artificial intelligence (AI) – Interim Measures on the Administration of Generative AI Services, which will become effective on 15 August 2023. The Measures apply to the use of generative AI technology to provide, to the general public within the Chinese territory, services generating texts, images, audio, video, or other such content, and set forth a series of compliance requirements relating to data, algorithms and content among other aspects. In the meantime, companies integrating AI into their business and operations also need to comply with broader data protection laws, regulations and standards, and make necessary adaptations to their existing compliance regime.

2023年7月13日，国家网信办、国家发改委、教育部、科技部、工信部、公安部以及广电总局联合发布了中国首份生成式人工智能监管文件——《生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法》，后者将于2023年8月15日正式施行。《办法》适用于利用生成式人工智能技术向中国境内公众提供生成文本、图片、音频、视频等内容的服务，并就此提出了数据、算法、内容等方面的一系列合规义务。与此同时，企业在进行人工智能落地实践过程中，同样面临更为广泛的数据保护相关法律、法规、标准的要求，并需对既有合规体系进行必要调整。

• 2023-07-28 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

Writing ability is one of the core competence of marketing. No matter the press release of the enterprise brand promotion, the product promotion article on the wechat public account, all the marketing and brand publicity work can not be separated from writing. However, many people rarely accept writing training in the process of study and employment after the college entrance examination.

Press release is the most basic publicity tool of the enterprise. However, many corporate press releases actually have a lot of grammatical errors, non-standard writing problems, affecting the professional image of the enterprise.
This course aims to help students master the standard writing of press releases from the basic skills.

写作能力是市场推广的核心能力之一。无论是企业品牌宣传的新闻稿，微信公众号上的产品宣传文章，所有的市场营销和品牌宣传工作都离不开写作。但是，很多人在高考之后的学习就业过程中，就很少再接受写作的训练。
新闻稿是企业最基本的宣传工具。但是很多企业的新闻稿实际上有很多语法错误、行文不规范的问题，影响了企业的专业形象。
本课旨在从基本功入手，帮助学员掌握新闻稿的规范写法。

• 2023-07-07 | 09:00 - 16:00
• Online

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to attend the hybrid workshop on Building Adaptive Leadership on 15th June from 14:00-16:00.

• 2023-06-15 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405 / Online via Zoom

EU SME Centre event

• 2023-06-15 | 16:00 - 17:20
• Online via zoom