Research and Development Working Group Go back » The R&D Working group has been created in 2014 in order to deepen the work of the former R&D Forum of the European Chamber. The Working Group aims at providing a single interlocutor to engage the European and Chinese local and central authorities, offering input on topics related to Research and Innovation.The R&D Working Group is composed of professionals directly involved in R&D operations from more than 50 multinational corporations which have R&D centres and large-scale R&D operations in China. Chair: Dr Zhonghua Xu, Total (National Chair) Vice Chair: Dr Jack Chen, Clariant Chemicals (National Vice-chair); Dr Steven Cheng, Air Liquide (National Vice-chair) Next meeting: 2021-03-04 Related Advocacy Actions View all » 2021-02-19 Meeting with Aleksandra Kozlowska, Trade Section, EUD on potential influence that CAI could have on existing R&D related policies in China Read more 2021-01-05 Chief Negotiator for CAI debriefs European Chamber representatives on the Agreement Read more Upcoming Meetings & Events View all » R&D Working Group 2021 kick-off meeting and elections 2021-03-04 Past Meetings & Events View all » Joint Working Group Meeting: Dialogue with the EURAXESS - International Talent Mobility in the Corporate World 2020-12-04 [Online & Beijing Offline] Data Regulatory Updates: Looking Into China's Personal Information Protection Law (Draft) and EU's Schrems II Judgement on Cross-border Data Transfer 2020-11-05 OFFLINE-Meeting with the Head of the Science and Technology Section of European Union (EU) Delegation to China 2020-10-28 Related Publications View all » Research and Development Working Group Position Paper 2020/2021 - 研发工作组建议书2020/2021 Annual Working Group Report 2019 - Research and Development Working Group Research and Development Working Group Position Paper 2019/2020 - 研发工作组建议书2019/2020 Annual Working Group Report 2018 - Research and Development Research and Development Working Group Position Paper 2018/2019 - 研发工作组建议书2018/2019 Related EURObiz articles 2021: To Decouple or not to Decouple, That is the Question Battening Down the Hatches Post-pandemic Geopolitics You are currently not a member of this Working Group. Join this Working Group Chamber contact Tiantian Qi Beijing +86 (21) - 6385 2023 *122 Click to email Tiantian Qi Shanghai +86 (21) - 6385 2023 *122 Click to email New members Chris Lin Scholz Recycling (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Michael Schmidt Covestro Polymers (China) Co., Ltd. Summer Yang Löwenstein Medical Technology GmbH + Co. KG Shanghai Representative Office Quick jump to: Please chooseAgriculture, Food and BeverageAuto ComponentsAutomotiveAviation and AerospaceBanking and SecuritiesCarbon Market (Sub-working Group)COCIRCompliance and Business EthicsConstructionConsumable and Disposable Medical Devices (CDMD)Corporate Social Responsibility ForumCosmeticsCosmetics Advisory Committee/ Project TeamCybersecurity (Sub-working Group)Dairy Industry (Sub-working Group)EnergyEnvironmentFashion and LeatherFinance and TaxationFinance and TaxationFinland Turku City and Region China DeskFSMP Advisory Committee (Sub-working Group)Government Affairs ForumHealthcare EquipmentHeating (Sub-working Group)Human ResourcesHuman Resources ForumInformation and Communication Technology InsuranceIntellectual Property RightsInternational Liner Shipping (Sub-working Group)InvestmentLegal and CompetitionLogisticsManufacturing ForumMaritime Manufacturing & Industrial ServicesMarketing and Communications ForumNon-Banking Financial InstitutionsPaediatric Nutrition (Sub-working Group)Petrochemicals, Chemicals & RefiningPharmaceuticalPublic ProcurementQuality and Safety Services (Sub-working Group)RailResearch and DevelopmentSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises ForumSourcing ForumStandards and Conformity Assessment Back to overview