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2016-03-04 | Tianjin

European Business in China - Tianjin Position Paper 2015/2016 Launched on 3rd March

The Tianjin Position Paper 2015/2016 was launched in Tianjin on 3rd March, 2016. Around 80 people attended the event, including Chinese government officials, media, members and non-members. This is the first time that the Tianjin Position Paper is brought out as a standalone publication. It compiles the latest assessments and concerns of European businesses operating in Tianjin with the aim to offer constructive recommendations to the city’s policy makers.

The launch event started with the key note from Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President of European Chamber in China, followed by the detail introduction of the Paper from Dr. Christoph Schrempp, Chairman of European Chamber Tianjin Chapter, in response to the concerns and key recommendations written in the Paper, Director Sun Jiannan from Tianjin Commission of Commerce gave an updating of recent development and working plan of Tianjin Government and also answered questions raised by the audience.

Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President of European Chamber in China and Dr. Christoph Schrempp, Chairman of European Chamber Tianjin Chapter also received interviews from China Economic Newspaper, Business Tianjin, JIN magazine, Tianjin Economic Broadcasting, Tencent Net, North Net and China News.

The publication of Tianjin Position Paper 2015/2016 has already led to improved communication between the Tianjin Government and the European Chamber’s Tianjin Chapter. Significant, related meetings have taken place in the past two weeks, with the paper being presented to the Vice Mayor of Tianjin, Zhao Haishan, the Director and Vice Director of the Tianjin Commission of Commerce, and representatives from the Tianjin Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Free Trade Zone. So far there have been talks on the paper’s key recommendations involving the Chamber’s representatives and member companies, and more than 20 relevant officials. In a major development the Tianjin Government has agreed to establish an open dialogue mechanism with the Chamber by organising government dialogues on a quarterly basis that focus on specific issues that are of concern to our members.

For more information regarding this launch, press here for press release download.

To download the Paper, press here.