The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the VIP dinner to discuss our European Chamber Position Paper 2018/19. The roundtable discussion is designated for 20 top executives who wish to grasp the big picture of China’s current business environment and understand regulatory hurdles in South China.

The European Business in China – Position Paper (Position Paper) is the European Chamber’s primary annual publication. Although the speed of China’s reform and opening up has accelerated over the past year relative to the recent past, it remains, in absolute terms, incomplete and too slow. The resulting increase in global tensions has culminated in a tit-for-tat exchange between China and the US, with the European business being caught in the cross fire.  

While the European Chamber believes that tariffs are not an appropriate tool for resolving complex issues such as unfair technology transfers, market access barriers and an opaque regulatory environment, it does share the US’ impatience. Rather than resorting to swinging a hammer, the European Chamber has assembled its European Business in China Position Paper 2018/2019, which examines concrete concerns and offers recommendations that can help to provide a constructive solution to the current situation:

• 33 sub-papers covering different industries and horizontal issues begin with a holistic view of the sector before focusing in on specific issues and providing 828 corresponding recommendations to address the most pressing concerns of European companies operating in China.
• Concerns include broad issues like rule of law, market access, reciprocity and SOE dominance, as well as highly detailed ones like the need to clearly define specific terms in laws and regulations.
• The Executive Position Paper focusses on concrete examples of the 14 most common concerns faced by European companies across different industries, and catalogues them into a matrix by industry to highlight the ‘reform deficit’ that must be addressed to rebalance China’s trade and investment relationships and ease global tension

A total of two dinner sessions will be held for South China members, in Guangzhou on 20th September and in Shenzhen on 27th September respectively.

Registration
Registration is required to secure your seat. Please send the following information to Kenneth Wong, sz.ga@europeanchamber.com.cn or you can register online if you are a member. 

*Participant Name

*Company Name 

*Title

*Contact Email and Mobile phone

*Invoice information: If you need a VAT invoice (fapiao) for reimbursement, please provide us the invoice title, identification number and post address in Chinese.

*If you need a VAT special invoice (fapiao) for reimbursement, please provide a complete information of your company that includes: invoice title, identification number, company phone number, company address, issuing bank, and issuing bank account.

Payment
You can pay at the day of the event using cash or WeChat Pay. The European Chamber can give you an official receipt or fapiao, it will be sent to you by posting 10 working days after the event.

Terms & Conditions
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for all events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance.

Cancellation Policy 
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify us of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. 

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