Advocacy Actions
Meeting with General Operation Department of General Administration of Customs in China (GACC)
Director General of the General Operation Department, Jin Hai of General Administration of Customs in China (GACC) introduced the newly merged organization and the GACC's reform achievements in 2018. GACC representatives from the General Operation Department, Customs Control Department, Enterprise Management Department, Supervision and Internal Auditing Department, and Import and Export Food Safety Bureau also attended the meeting and answered Chamber representatives' questions.
Read moreMeeting with Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and Position Paper 2018/2019 Presentation
Chamber International Liner Shipping Working Group (ILS WG) representatives attended the meeting with Director-General Li Tianbi of Ministry of Transportation (MOT). European Business in China Position Paper 2018/2019 was presented by Jens Eskelund, the Chair of ILS WG to the DG Li at the end of the meeting.
Read moreMeeting with General Administration of Customs in China (GACC) and Position Paper 2018/2019 Presentation
Chamber International Liner Shipping Working Group representatives attended the meeting with Deputy Director General Miao Yuexue and Section Chief Luo Yi of General Administration of Customs in China (GACC). European Business in China Position Paper 2018/2019 was presented by Jens Eskelund, the Chair of ILS WG to the DDG Miao at the end of the meeting.
Read more2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation - Digital Xiong'an·Empowering the Future
On 12th December, European Chamber Vice President Massimo Bagnasco led a delegation of 35 member representatives to attend the ‘2018 China-EU Conference on Sustainable Urbanisation: Digital Xiong’an Empowering the Future’.
Read moreComments to SAMR on the Interim Measures for Procedure on Market Regulation Administrative Penalty (Draft for Comment)
The European Chamber submitted collated comments on the draft Interim Measures for Procedure on Market Regulation Administrative Penalty to the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Read moreChamber Vice President Speaks at GSMA Beijing Innovation Forum on 5G Intelligent Connectivity
Michael Chang, Vice President of the European Chamber, joined a roundtable discussion on new industries, business models and ecosystems created by 5G during the Beijing Innovation Forum on 5G Intelligent Connectivity organised by the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) on 28th November.
Read morePresident Mats Harborn Spoke at The 5th Meeting of China Outbound & Inbound Forum organised by the Centre For China and Globalisation
European Chamber President Mats Harborn attended The 5th Meeting of China Outbound & Inbound Forum organised by the Centre For China and Globalisation (CCG) in Sanya.
Read moreComments to the SAT's Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law
European Chamber Finance and Taxation, Construction, Environment and Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining working groups comments on the State Administration of Taxation's Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law (Draft for Opinions).
Read moreChamber President Meets Madeleine K. Albright, the Former Secretary of State, USA
On 13th November, the European Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) President Mats Harborn met with Madeleine K. Albright, the Former Secretary of State, the United States of America at a lunch meeting organized by one of the Chamber member companies. The Secretary delivered a short and brilliant speech and expressed her perspectives on the US-China relations at the meeting.
Read moreChamber President Presents Position Paper to Australian Foreign Minister
On 9th November, the European Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) President Mats Harborn met with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and presented a copy of the Position Paper 2018/2019. During the meeting, President Harborn and Foreign Minister Payne discussed the importance of obtaining the right on-the-ground information from companies and not being swayed by biased opinions coming from interest groups.
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