The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to invite you to the Shanghai launch of the European Business in China Position Paper 2010/2011.
Since the launch of the European Chamber’s last Position Paper in September 2009, China has confirmed its rebound from the global economic crisis, expanding abroad while increasing its domestic growth.
This will be the Chamber’s 10th annual Position Paper. Despite some progress, many issues remain unresolved. European businesses have encountered new problems over the past year. The many specific examples in this publication illustrate the perception of our members that it has become increasingly challenging to operate in the Chinese market.
Drawing on the industry knowledge and expertise of the European Chamber’s 1,400 members, this year’s Position Paper presents Chinese and European policy-makers with more than 380 key recommendations. These recommendations focus on how business conditions for both Chinese and foreign companies can be improved. The goal in providing these recommendations is to contribute to China’s development towards a new level of balanced growth. These recommendations will create favourable conditions to shift China from an investment and export oriented economy to a more balanced economic structure based on growing domestic consumption, energy efficiency and high-valued added goods and services.
The key topics covered are:
1. Market access
2. China’s response to the economic crisis
3. EU-China trade relations
4. European Foreign-Direct Investment and China’s balanced growth model
5. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), including ‘indigenous innovation’
6. Government Procurement
7. Shanghai Local Section
Speakers
Mr. Piter de Jong, Vice President and Shanghai Board Chairman, EUCCC
Dr. Ioana Kraft, Shanghai General Manager, EUCCC
Please click here to view Mr. Piter de Jong's bio.
Terms and Conditions
To register for this event please register online by 18:00pm Thursday 2nd September. Please note that we will send you a registration confirmation. We require 24 hours notice for cancellations, no-shows who fail to cancel before this time will be invoiced for the event. Registrations done after the deadline will be accepted only if space permits and are charged an additional 50 RMB walk-in fee. For any further enquiries or registration, please contact us at sgoodfellow@euccc.com.cn.
Please note that registration starts at 08:00 and the seminar starts at 08:30. Fees will be collected in cash at the entrance.
Please be advised that the media is normally allowed to attend all EUCCC public events unless otherwise stated, on the condition that no one attending these events quotes participants by name (the "Chatham House Rules").
Event review
Mr. Piter de Jong, Vice President and Shanghai Board Chairman, EUCCC, and Dr. Ioana Kraft, Shanghai General Manager, EUCCC, presenting the European Business in China 2010/2011 Position Paper at the Westin Bund Center Shanghai