Force majeure exists as a doctrine under Article 180 of the PRC General Rules on the Civil Law (中国《民法总则》) and Article 117 of the PRC Contract Law (中国《合同法》). It is defined as objective event or situation which is unforeseeable, unavoidable and insurmountable (不能预见、不能避 免、不能克服的客观情况（事件）).

• 2020-02-26 | 15:00 - 16:25
• online

Since the novel coronavirus outbreak in January, major companies across different sectors of the world economy — from chemicals to logistics to automotive — have seen their operations in China suffer.

• 2020-02-19 | 10:00 - 11:45
• online

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been described as everything from the Chinese Marshall Plan to a tool for debt-trap diplomacy. Extensive reporting on the BRI has been done from political, economic, and strategic perspectives, but much less has been written from the business perspective. The European Chamber is publishing a report to fill this critical gap in the discussion and better represent what the BRI means for companies. Join us on Friday 17th January for the launch event of the report and get a business perspective on BRI.

• 2020-01-17 | 09:00 - 10:40
• Sofitel Shanghai Hyland