EU SME Centre Advocacy Platform spoke at the Sino-German (European) SME Communication & Cooperation Conference

2023-09-22 | Beijing

On September 22, 2023, Susana Xu, Advocacy Coordinator of the EU SME Centre, spoke at the Sino-German (European) SME Communication & Cooperation Conference (SMEC). She introduced the EU SME Centre and its services, the 2023 SME Policy Environment Report, and the key challenges European SMEs face in China, such as access to financing, red tape, cashflow issues and intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement.

SHEN Yang, Director of the Jinan Innovation Zone Investment Promotion Department, discussed policies and the business environment in the Jinan High Tech Zone for European SMEs. He also highlighted talent-related matters and foreign education cooperation.

The panel discussion centred on comparing SME development in the EU and China, identifying barriers to EU SME internationalization, and discussing ways for the Chinese government to better support EU SMEs.