Archive for 2020

The guessing game for the possible outcomes of the United States elections is over. For past months US allies have been patiently waiting for US elections results, hoping for restoration of world order. New foreign policy measures are not uncommon when an administration takes office; will this mean ally cooperation against China? Further de-coupling?

Our guests in this Webinar are ideally positioned to share their expertise on what is next for the geopolitical atmosphere, specially so from the Europe-US and India-US perspective.

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Madeleine Albright, Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group; 64th Secretary of State of the United States, for a webinar moderated by Nirupama Rao, India's 28th Foreign Secretary 2009-2011; Indian Ambassador to China 2006-2009. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on Wednesday, 18th November 8:00-9:00am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

  • 2020-11-18 | 08:00 - 09:00
  • Online – Zoom Platform

At the moment it is hard to focus on anything other than the US elections, given the powerful geopolitical implications the results will bring. A Biden win would likely mean an increase in democratic left-wing influence in US politics, possibly a revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and an EU-US coordinated approach towards China, amongst numerous other possibilities. A Trump win would likely mean the status quo, aside from uncertainty and hundreds of tweets, further decoupling and deterioration of EU-US alliance.

What can we expect from the President of the United States in the years to come?

  • 2020-11-11 | 09:00 - 10:00
  • Online – Zoom Platform

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a webinar on 6th November where our distinguished speakers from McLarty - Mr. John Holden, Senior Director & Ambassador Robert O. Blake Jr., Senior Director - will touch thorny issues such as the trade war, decoupling, resilience of supply chains and relocation in ASEAN countries, and also share their insights on the US presidential and congressional elections.

  • 2020-11-06 | 09:00 - 10:30
  • Zoom Online

Although the pandemic abruptly halted Asia’s momentum as a rising economy, after this crisis the region plans to be well on its way to making the ‘Asian Century’ a reality. Excluding newly industrialized economies in Asia, regional growth is estimated at 6.6% in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank. Asia’s leaders are faced with an array of challenges when looking to continue growth, considering institutional, financial, environmental transformations amongst many others are needed to make this possible.

Will Asia turn to its European counterparts for guidance? How should Europe engage? Inevitably, how will the upcoming US elections play a role in this relationship?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder & Managing Partner, FutureMap and author of The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century for a webinar moderated by Vijay Gokhale, 32nd Foreign Secretary of India 2017 – 2018, Indian ambassador to China 2016-2017. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on Friday 30th October from 9:30am-10:30am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

  • 2020-10-30 | 09:30 - 10:30
  • Online - Zoom Platform
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Despite presenting serious challenges throughout 2020, COVID-19 has not managed to impact the ineluctable roll-out of new, significant pieces of Cybersecurity implementation rules and draft laws in China. One notable release was the draft Data Security Law in July 2020. China’s determination to more-stringently regulate its cyberspace have been paralleled by a doubling of compliance endeavours from foreign businesses in China, which has increased both the cost and the operational burden of doing business, at least in the short-term.
In order to examine how the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Draft Law will coexist, and what the long-term impact will be on European companies operating in China, the European Chamber as assembled a distinguished group of government representatives, lawyers, security experts and industry representatives to discuss this topic at its annual Cybersecurity Conference.

  • 2020-10-22 | 13:30 - 18:30
  • Zoom/网络直播

The fragility and interconnectedness of our world powers continues to quickly unravel throughout the pandemic and the impact is clear: a declining economy. Taking this into consideration, key questions arise: who will be the first to break under this ultimate stress test? Looking forward, will the US remain isolated and raise further its national walls? Will China step forward and call for global unity?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and author of Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment for a webinar moderated by Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Former US Ambassador to NATO; Former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on Monday 12th October from 9am-10:30am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

  • 2020-10-12 | 09:00 - 10:00
  • Online - Zoom Platform