The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the Quality and Safety Services Working Group 2017 Kick-off Meeting. At the meeting, a roundtable discussion on the explosion incidents of SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 7 will be conducted along with a presentation on a joint research project with the State Council Development and Research Center.

• 2017-03-13 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

Following the gesture made by President Xi at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January in further opening up and boosting foreign investment in China, the State Council issued the Notice on Several Measures on Promoting Further Openness and Active Utilization of Foreign Investment on 17 January, 2017. To offer a comprehensive perspective on the opportunities and challenges for the environmental protection and energy conservation sectors in the coming years, the chamber will invite representatives from ECIPU of MOFCOM to introduce government-level projects and have a roundtable discussion regarding the regulatory environment with our members in these sectors.

• 2017-03-10 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

According to the PRC Disabled Persons Security Law, which became effective on 1st July, 2008, enterprises are obliged to hire disabled persons as a specified ratio of their total staff.
In order to strengthen implementation of the PRC Disabled Persons Security Law, on 9th September, 2015, the Ministry of Finance, the State Tax Bureau and the China Disabled Persons Federation jointly issued the Methods on Levying, Use and Management of Disabled Persons’ Employment Security Fund (Methods‌). The Methods stipulate that all enterprises in China must make contributions to the Fund if they do not hire a sufficient number of disabled persons.

• 2017-03-09 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Marriott Hotel Northeast, Salon 5, B2 Floor

The one-day event aims to present and showcase some of the latest development of 5G and IoT in both the EU and China, covering topics including EU-China S&T cooperation priorities in the fields of ICT, standardisation, cooperation on large scale pilots and testbeds, as well as to identify potential ways forward towards better cooperation between both sides in these two fields.

• 2017-03-09 | 09:00 - 18:30
• JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central

The Aviation and Aerospace Working Group cordially invites you to the next working group meeting on Tuesday March 7th, from 4:00-6:00 pm at EUCCC Sennheiser room. At this meeting, we will host the 2017 chair election and organize discussions to identify the advocacy priorities for the Aviation and Aerospace Working Group for the year ahead.

• 2017-03-07 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Sennheiser Room

2016 was an intense year for policymaking and reform in many logistics-related sectors, including shipping industry, express delivery, road transport and customs affairs. 2017 is critical as we will see the implementation of the new policies and a deepening of the reform. The Logistics Working Group is going to organise its first working group meeting in 2017 to discuss the challenges we will face in the years to come and our lobby strategy and focus in 2017.

• 2017-03-07 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

On 7th March, 2017, the European Chamber of Commerce in China will release a major study on the China Manufacturing 2025 (CM2025) industrial policy initiative that officially commenced in 2015. Titled China Manufacturing 2025: Putting Industrial Policy Ahead of Market Forces, the report provides a detailed examination of the focus and goals of the initiative for upgrading China’s industrial base and moving to the forefront in ten industries that the Chinese authorities have identified as future drivers of the economy. It also evaluates the initiative’s ramifications for European business, both in China, Europe and third-country markets.

• 2017-03-07 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Imperial Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel

Insurance Position Paper discussion

• 2017-03-03 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber

January Automotive Roundtable will invite the industry players including OEMs, related services platform to share their views on used car market in China.

• 2017-01-24 | 18:00 - 20:30
• Restaurant “Blue Marlin”

Dear Working Group members,

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China would like to invite you to join the next Energy Working Group meeting. This will take place on Tuesday 17 January 2016, 9:30-11:30 h at the European Chamber Beijing office. Members in Shanghai will join this meeting via videoconference.

• 2017-01-16 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber, 4th floor, Lufthansa Center, Office C412