Advocacy Actions
Representatives from the European Chamber, the EU SME Centre and IP SME Helpdesk meet with Director-General for DG GROW Kerstin Jorna
On 22nd February, representatives from the EU SME Centre, the IP SME Helpdesk and the European Chamber, together with a reduced group of European SMEs and IP experts, met with Director-General for DG GROW Kerstin Jorna and her team at the Centre offices in Beijing.
Read moreEuropean Chamber submits comments on the MIIT's Administrative Penalty Guidelines for Data Security in the Industrial and Information Technology Fields (Trial Implementation)
On 23rd December, the European Union Chamber of Commerce submitted comments on the MIIT's draft Administrative Penalty Guidelines for Data Security in the Industrial and Information Technology Fields (Trial Implementation).
Read moreEU SME Centre Advocacy Platform spoke at the Sino-German (European) SME Communication & Cooperation Conference
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.
Read moreVice President Klaus Zenkel Meets with Shandong Vice Governor Zhou Liwei at SMEC
On September 21st, Mr. Klaus Zenkel, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of the South China Chapter, attended a VIP session during the Sino-German (European) SME Communication & Cooperation Conference (SMEC) in Jinan, Shandong. The session was hosted by Shandong Vice Governor, Mr. Zhou Liwei.
Read moreEU SME Centre spoke at the 17th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu
On 30th June, Liam Jia, Team Leader of the EU SME Centre, addressed at the 17th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair in Chengdu, presenting the work and achievements of EU SME Centre’s Advocacy Platform for EU SMEs in China.
Read moreEU SME Centre spoke at the 18th China International SME Fair (CISMEF) and the 2nd SME International Cooperation Summit (SMEICS) in Guangzhou
On 28th June, Liam Jia, Team Leader of the EU SME Centre, delivered a keynote speech with the topic “How Innovation and Specialisation Empower European SME Industrial Cluster in China” at the 18th China International SME Fair (CISMEF) and the 2nd SME International Cooperation Summit (SMEICS).
Read moreEU SME Centre spoke at the First Sino-European Green and Innovative Development Conference in Jiangmen
Liam Jia, EU SME Centre Team Lead delivered a keynote speech on digital transformation and sustainable development of SMEs at the First Sino-European Green and Innovative Development Conference in Jiangmen, Guangdong province on Friday 21st April. The conference was jointly hosted by the China Center for Promotion of SME Development, China International Cooperation Association of SMEs and the Jiangmen city government.
Read moreEU SME Centre Advocacy Platform spoke at the Qingdao-EU Trade and Economic Cooperation Dialogue
On 20th April, representatives from the EU SME Centre (Advocacy Platform) and China IP SME Helpdesk spoke at a training workshop at the Qingdao-EU Trade and Economic Cooperation Dialogue themed 'Europe Meets Qingdao, Creating Better Future Together', to introduce their respective services, the SME Policy Environment Report 2022, and common challenges that EU SMEs in China are facing.
Read moreEuropean Chamber and EU SME Centre representatives meet with the China Association for SMEs (CASME)
On 21st February representatives from the European Chamber and the EU SME Centre visited the China Association for SMEs (CASME).
Read moreMeeting with Representative from the US Consulate in Shenyang
On 3rd November, European Chamber Senior Business Manager (European Affairs) Ester Canada met with Tom Snyder, Economic Officer at the US Consulate in Shenyang.
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