The European Chamber is delighted to welcome you to join the next GA Forum Event at 10:00-12:00, 14th December, 2020 at the European Chamber Beijing Office. We have invited Mr. Chen Long and Mr Feng Chucheng from Plenum to give a speech on the 2020 Annual Policy Review. Plenum is a Beijing-based, independent research firm that specialises in granular-level analysis of Chinese politics, policy and economy.

• 2020-12-14 | 10:00 - 12:00
• Meeting Room 405, European Chamber, Beijing Lufthansa Center, No. 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Beijing

To celebrate the accomplishments of the past two decades, the European Chamber will host a wine reception at the Mountain and Water Space on Chaoyang Moutain, Shenyang on 12th December.

• 2020-12-13 | 16:00 - 20:00
• Mountain and Water Space of Chaoyang Mountain Eco Culture Area 朝阳山生态文化风景区山水空间

Calling for vendors for Christmas Market at Star Mall on December 12th, 2020 from 10.00 to 20.00. ~ 将于2020年12月12日 10：00至20：00在星摩尔举办的圣诞集市开市招募啦 ~

• 2020-12-12 | 10:00 - 20:00
• Star Mall Shenyang Plaza(People Square)

European Union Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with AmCham China warmly welcomes you to join this year’s Christmas Market at Star Mall. We focus on families especially! 中国欧盟商会联合中国美国商会联合诚邀您加入今年在星摩尔购物中心的圣诞集市活动！我们的圣诞集市着重于家庭！

• 2020-12-12 | 10:00 - 20:00
• Star Mall Shenyang Plaza(People Square)

We are pleased to hold an annual Working group meeting for summarising AA WG work and look ahead to next year.

• 2020-12-11 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, C405

Harnessing Digital Solutions for Resilient Economies & Societies
驾驭数字化解决方案，让经济社会更有韧性

• 2020-12-10 | 09:30 - 17:30
• Yunduan Theatre, B2, Chengdu China - EU Center (CCEC) 中国-欧洲中心 负二层云端剧场

2020 has been a year of unprecedented disruption and volatility for businesses. As well as placing enormous health and economic costs on organisations, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified and accelerated latent geopolitical risks and trends. International companies in China now find themselves facing a more polarised geopolitical environment and a domestic agenda geared towards greater self-sustainability which pose significant challenges for their corporate strategies and operations both in China and globally.
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a webinar on December 9 where our distinguished speaker Chris Torrens, Partner at Control Risks, will share his observations on the profound geopolitical changes taking place in 2020-21 and the focus for organisations looking to future-proof their China - and global - businesses.

• 2020-12-09 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

To celebrate the accomplishments of the past two decades, the European Chamber’s Insurance WG and Non-Banking Financial Institutions WG are delighted to bring together members for a pleasant evening of good wine, food and light conversation.

• 2020-12-09 | 18:00 - 20:00
• Via Roma Restaurant, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center

Compared with traditional commercial bank customers, consumer finance customers and auto finance customers have a higher credit risk: they are more vulnerable, and more likely to default and obtain bad personal credit records. At the same time, these customers might be unfamiliar or do not proactively seek the security net that insurance provides. Meanwhile, insurance groups and holding companies strive to bring synergies to their markets by cross-selling between life insurance, health insurance and P&C companies, which requires them to obtain the qualification of cross-selling each other’s products in China. Many foreign-owned insurance companies do not have this cross-selling qualification, and those that do have obtained it in the past only for selected business lines. Meanwhile, draft regulation for commercial banks to cross-sell insurance has been released. In addition, consumer finance companies and auto finance companies seek to act as insurance agents in the same way that banks do. To successfully compete in the market, insurance companies, consumer finance companies and auto finance companies must be enabled to apply for this qualification.

• 2020-12-09 | 16:30 - 17:45
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Dear Members,

The Auto, Aviation, Construction, Energy, and Rail Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the meeting “Mixed Ownership Reform of State-owned Enterprise: Practice and Prospect”, which is taking place on Tuesday, December 8th, 15:30-17:00pm (China time), on-site at the European Chamber’s Beijing offices.

Renqiang Shao, Chief Economist of CRRC (bio attached), will share his insights on mixed ownership reform of state-owned enterprise. CRRC is the world's largest supplier of rail transit equipment and gradually expands its portfolio to energy and automotive sectors. Hydrogen energy and new-energy vehicles are their new focus.

Agenda
o Introduction and Opening Remarks
o Presentation by Renqiang Shao, Chief Economist of CRRC
o Q&A and Open Discussion
o Closing Remarks

• 2020-12-08 | 15:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405