The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the fifth session of our Cybersecurity Compliance Series: Data Protection and Governance for Banking Institutions, taking place on Friday 27 September, from 10h to 12h at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices.

• 2019-09-27 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th floor, Room C405

Please join the Energy working group on Thursday 26 September, 4-6pm, for an in-depth discussion of the Energy working group’s lobby priorities and advocacy strategy for 2019/2020.

• 2019-09-26 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Office C412

With user-generated content gaining much more influence, some cases of overzealous consumer activism can damage brands’ reputation significantly overnight. When such improper rights protection affects brands, the communication strategy to deal with consumers and media is vital to protect a brand’s reputation and defuse crisis.

• 2019-09-25 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

Increasing trade tensions between the United States and China are making headlines. The trade war is no longer a new concept and it has changed the business landscape for multinational companies with operations in China. The new landscape is forcing companies to perform a review of their current supply chains in light of the new environment and explore solutions to tackle these new challenges.

• 2019-09-25 | 15:00 - 16:45
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C405, Lufthansa Centre

Join the European chamber for the release of the European Business in China Position Paper 2019/2020. Joerg Wutke, European Chamber President will present this year's report and discuss the key issues facing European businesses whilst outlining our recommendations for both the Chinese government and the EU.

• 2019-09-24 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Four Seasons Hotel, Beijing Ballroom

The increasing tense and unpredictability of the global trade situation is causing significant disruptions to their global supply chains and serious impacts on multinational companies. Along with the upcoming roll-out of Social Credit Syetem by 2020, companies in China have to make sure themselves and their supply chain stakeholders all meet the compliance requirements which could define their future. How to manage supply chain stakeholders with efficiency and avoid potential risks are key concerns for companies nowadays. The European Chamber Sustainable Trade Task Force which is under CSR forum is delighted to invite experts of supply chain management to share their best practices and experience.

• 2019-09-19 | 10:00 - 12:00
• The European Chamber Office, C405

On April 23, the 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the 4th amendment to the Trademark Law of China. The new trademark law will come into effect on 1st November, 2019. As part of the government’s effort to further strengthen the protection of intellectual property in China, the new trademark law especially targets the registration of bad faith trademark application.

• 2019-09-17 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber is happy to invite you to the back to the next meeting of the Standards and Conformity Assessment Working Group (SCA WG), which will take place on the 17th September 2019, from 15:30 to 17:20 at the European Chamber’s Beijing, Shanghai and South China offices.

• 2019-09-17 | 15:30 - 17:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Automotive Roundtable on Thursday 12 September from 17h30 to 20h, organised by GI Events in cooperation with Autoköpfe, with European Chamber and British Chamber as Strategic Partner, and German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing as Event Partner.

• 2019-09-12 | 17:30 - 20:00
• German Restaurant Brotzeit (for dinner) & German Centre for Industry and Trade Beijing Co. Ltd. (for seminar)

The U.S.-China trade relations have been fluctuating since 2018. The recent tariffs increase has put US$550 billion worth of Chinese goods subject to U.S. tariffs and US$185 billion worth of U.S. goods subject to Chinese tariffs. Uncertainties and challenges from U.S.-China trade war put companies in increasingly difficult water. With his rich experience in China, John Holden, Senior Director & Head of China Practice of McLarty Associates will deliver a speech on the status of U.S.-China relations and the trade conflict. Mr. Holden received the Friendship Award, the most prestigious honor granted by China to foreigners. From 1998 to 2005, Holden was President of the National Committee on United States–China Relations.

中美贸易关系自2018年来一波三折。双方最新的关税让总计约5500亿美元的中国出口美国商品受到新增关税的影响，也让总计约1850亿美元的美国出口中国商品受到新增关税的影响。贸易战的不确定性让公司面临着日益严峻的经营环境。来自McLarty Associates的Senior Director & Head of China Practice John Holden先生将就当前中美关系和贸易摩擦进行演讲。John Holden先生在中国有着丰富的经历。他曾获得“中国政府友谊奖”，这一奖项是中国政府授予外国专家的最高荣誉。从1998年至2005年，John Holden先生曾担任美中关系全国委员会主席。

• 2019-09-12 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Room 405, Beijing, European Chamber