At the latest edition of the Chamber’s long running macroeconomic series Insight China, experts will discuss the impact the trade war is having on economic policy making in China, and assess how the economy is positioned to weather any incoming storms.

• 2018-09-25 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Four Seasons Hotel, TANG I, 3rd Floor

In keeping pace with the rapid development of cloud computing and big data applications, the Ministry of Information Technology has, in the last couple of years, issued a series of notices intended to improve market order and to crack down on illegal operations whereby operators were acting beyond the scope of their licence, with a borrowed licence, or in some cases without a licence at all.

• 2018-09-25 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Four Seasons Hotel, TANG I, 3rd Floor

Traditionally the focus of the startup community, the topic of blockchain is gaining more traction in the policy community since President Xi Jinping declared earlier this year that blockchain is a technology with “breakthrough applications” and that the development of the industry will be a key part of his drive to establish China as a global center of science and innovation.

• 2018-09-21 | 09:30 - 11:30
• Rosewood Beijing Hotel, Salon 203, 2nd Floor

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome the one of the men at the forefront of the JEDI project, André Loesekrug-Pietri to discuss the state of the disruptive technology sector in Europe and to explain why he is optimistic the JEDI project can serve as a catalyst to pull Europe back into the global tech race.

• 2018-09-20 | 16:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C411A, Lufthansa Centre

The European Chamber is delighted to bring together the most influential cybersecurity experts and executives to share the latest information and discuss cyber threats, which refer to data security, and China’s CSL, etc. Join us in this event and learn about the threats that surround China’s CSL enforcement and how companies can take action as early as possible to ensure full compliance.

• 2018-09-19 | 09:00 - 10:30
• No.5 Meeting Room, 7F, Intercontinental Hotel

2018年以来，为了深化“放管服”改革，优化税收服务，财政部、国家税务总局出台了一系列增值税新政。特别地，国务院常务会议2018年3月28日研究确定三项深化增值税改革措施。从2018年5月1日起，降低增值税税率、提高小规模纳税人年销售额标准，并对先进制造业等行业符合条件的企业一次性退还留抵进项税额。2018年4月25日，国务院常务会议决定再推出7项减税措施，支持创业创新和小微企业发展。

• 2018-09-19 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Deloitte Nanjing Office

Like a finance audit, an HR audit is an independent and objective evaluation of the current state of an organization’s HR policies, practices, documentation, and systems. An HR audit can alert a company about hidden HR-related problems and errors, as well as possible compliance issues against a backdrop of China’s ever-evolving rules and regulations. This can allow an organization to establish best practices, thereby protecting it against possible operational and legal risk.

• 2018-09-18 | 15:00 - 17:00
• 2F, Xuanwu Hall, Fairmont Nanjing南京金奥费尔蒙酒店2层玄武厅

It is essential that enterprises adjust their internal compliance system with more focus on environmental protection and come up with solutionsThe European Chamber is pleased to invite you to join experts from academia, consultancy and non-governmental to discuss the issues that underpin the environmental protection storm in China. The focus of this seminar will be on the solutions and strategies companies can take to identify and to mitigate risk to their supply chain, especially as we move towards this year’s winter action plan.

• 2018-09-14 | 09:30 - 11:30
• Rosewood Hotel, Beijing Jing Guang Center, Salon 301

In response to increased operational costs and squeezed budgets, headcount reduction has become essential for many foreign enterprises operating in China to remain competitive. In this seminar the European Chamber is delighted to welcome labour affairs experts from LABOURS consulting to explain the steps companies must take to ensure such a necessary headcount reduction can be managed smoothly, minimize disruption, avoid legal pitfalls, and set up your organization for continued and sustainable success.

• 2018-09-13 | 14:30 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

The European Chamber, together with China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD) of MOHURD and the China Centre for Urban Development (CCUD) of NDRC, are more than delighted to invite you to attned the 2018 EU-China Industry Workshop on New Type of Urbanisation to be held in Beijing on the afternoon of 11 September 2018.

• 2018-09-11 | 14:00 - 17:30
• Infinity Ballroom, Hilton Beijing