The R&D Working Group (WG) of the European Chamber is pleased to invite you to a site visit at the Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai (CISS). The event will include an introduction to the site, an exchange session with Covestro, and a guided bus tour, followed by lunch at the CISS canteen. It will be held at 8:00 – 13:00 on Tuesday, 11th November, offline at CISS.

• 2025-11-11 | 08:00 - 13:00
• Covestro CISS

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the 2025-2026 WG Chair/Vice-Chair Election of the Legal and Competition WG v2 and its WG meeting on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR, topic to be confirmed). It will be held on 15:00 – 16:30 Thursday 6th November, offline at the European Chamber Shanghai Office, as well as online. At the meeting, members will have the opportunity to elect new Vice Chairs for the working group and get insights from the global perspectives on ADR. The Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the WG, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the WG Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities, and steering Working Group meetings. Please note that starting from the 2025 election cycle, Chairs and Vice-Chairs will have a two-year term renewable by another two-year term, counting from March 2025.

• 2025-11-12 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

China’s power market is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by ongoing reforms to introduce market-based mechanisms and enhance efficiency in electricity trading. Provincial-level spot market pilots have become key testing grounds for these reforms, offering valuable insights into how market dynamics, pricing mechanisms, and participant behaviours evolve under new regulatory and operational frameworks. Among these pilots, the Jiangsu Spot Market stands out as one of the most closely watched cases. With the release of its first batch of results, industry stakeholders are eager to understand what these early outcomes reveal about the functioning and performance of the market.

To explore these developments, on Friday, 14th November, the Energy Working Group is pleased to invite Mr Cory Combs, Associate Director at Trivium China, to share his expert analysis at an online one-hour session.

• 2025-11-14 | 09:00 - 10:00
• Teams

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to an in-depth discussion on the legal and tax implications of retirement disputes and risk mitigation in over-age employment.

• 2025-11-18 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Recent regulatory developments—such as the release of national sustainability disclosure standards, the expansion of China’s carbon emissions trading scheme, and the introduction of PCF-related pilot initiatives in chemical industrial parks—have underlined the increasing urgency for companies to build robust PCF measurement and reporting capabilities. However, diverging methodologies, data gaps, and regulatory ambiguities continue to present challenges.

To foster mutual understanding and practical dialogue, the PCR Working Group will lead a seminar focused on aligning PCF policy developments and sharing industry best practices for PCF implementation.

• 2025-11-20 - 2025-11-20 | 14:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, and Beijing Office

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to an in-depth discussion session on the latest developments and practical implications of China’s evolving VAT framework

• 2025-12-10 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online via Teams