Archive for 2019

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Automotive Roundtable on Thursday 12 September from 17h30 to 20h, organised by GI Events in cooperation with Autoköpfe, with European Chamber and British Chamber as Strategic Partner, and German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing as Event Partner.

  • 2019-11-01 | 17:30 - 18:40
  • German Restaurant Brotzeit

On 26 August 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved the revised Drug Administration Law (DAL). The revised DAL will come into effect on 1 December, 2019. New rules addressing market demands and social issues were incorporated into the comprehensive revision. Notably, these changes aim at rewarding drug innovation and discouraging misconduct.

  • 2019-11-01 | 09:30 - 11:10
  • European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C405, Lufthansa Centre

With raising awareness of women equality and non-negligible achievements to the world, the stereotypes of gender images, roles and relations have gradually changed. However, it is still crucial for women to raise their voice to advocate for equal treatment and boost power to make contribution to the society. As the United Nations proposed in the Sustainable Development Goals, “Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world."

  • 2019-10-29 | 14:00 - 16:00
  • European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C405, Lufthansa Centre

US-China trade tensions have shaken global markets. While there is always the possibility of a “truce” being forged, a real solution emerging is unlikely to emerge in the near-term. The challenge in dealing with the US-China trade war is that Washington’s negotiations have been driven by three different constituents with conflicting objectives (White House, business community and the security establishment) while Beijing is preoccupied with its efforts to become a major technological power. A common theme underlying is the clash between two fundamentally different systems, whether it be at the global or country level. Europe’s deep economic linkages with China means that it is being affected negatively. But less well recognized is that that solution to the increasing global tensions may lie in Europe, since left by themselves the US and China appear unable to resolve their differences.

  • 2019-10-25 | 08:30 - 10:30
  • Hilton Hotel Beijing, Signature Ballroom A

In 2018, vehicle sales in China fell for the first time in 28 years and the market continues to fall through 2019. In July and August, even the usually strong new energy vehicles sales started to decline. The downturn in the market requires the automobile industry and its upstream and downstream industries to adjust accordingly.

  • 2019-10-15 | 09:30 - 11:00
  • European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C405, Lufthansa Centre