Ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea have just signed one of the world’s largest regional free trade agreements: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Notably, this agreement is the second in Asia to happen without participation from the United States, signaling a leadership tilt towards Asia and a great step towards multilateral trade integration in the region. An agreement so far-reaching surely comes with geopolitical and economic implications, among others.

This Webinar welcomes experts to dive into RCEP and its implications for Asia, the economy and foreign business in China. Join us Monday, 21st December 2020 4:00pm-5:30pm (GMT+8) online via Zoom.

• 2020-12-21 | 16:00 - 17:15
• Online - Zoom Platform

Victory for democratic candidate Joe Biden brings a tinge of optimism in restoring the world economic order and the likelihood for the US to re-engage in multilateral trade in the Asia-Pacific.

• 2020-12-17 | 14:00 - 15:00
• Online

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to join our last Policy Meeting of the year on the 16th December afternoon, where Associate Analyst at MERICS and founder of EU-China Hub Grzegorz Stec will discuss with Associate Director at Rhodium Group and co-author of aforementioned study report Agatha Kratz which areas of economic engagement between the EU and China are benign, and how the EU can broaden the scope of this green list through a range of targeted mitigation measures.

• 2020-12-16 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Beijing and Guangzhou offline

The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our next Working Group Meeting, where Mr. Matias Zubimendi from China IPR SME Helpdesk, Ms. Daphne Tuijn from Chaoly and WebshopinChina, and Ms. Grace Yu from Daxue Consulting will explore different aspects of operating in the Chinese E-commerce ecosystem by looking into IP considerations, marketing tools and e-commerce platforms. The meeting will take place offline at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices on the 14th December from 16:30-18:00. Online access will be offered to members not able to attend in person.

• 2020-12-14 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Beijing and Shanghai Offices/Zoom

2020 has been a year of unprecedented disruption and volatility for businesses. As well as placing enormous health and economic costs on organisations, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified and accelerated latent geopolitical risks and trends. International companies in China now find themselves facing a more polarised geopolitical environment and a domestic agenda geared towards greater self-sustainability which pose significant challenges for their corporate strategies and operations both in China and globally.
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to a webinar on December 9 where our distinguished speaker Chris Torrens, Partner at Control Risks, will share his observations on the profound geopolitical changes taking place in 2020-21 and the focus for organisations looking to future-proof their China - and global - businesses.

• 2020-12-09 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)

With a new president of the United States in 2021 comes hope of restoration of the U.S. and EU transatlantic bond. But will change really bring progress? After a rocky four years under the Trump presidency, a U.S.-EU strained relationship is undeniably collateral damage of the failed U.S.-China battle. With an equally complex relationship with China, the United States and Europe will need to step back and restrategise in order to stand a chance against Chinese dominance.

Our guests in this Webinar will provide an outlook on what may lie ahead for this important alliance and the need for a transatlantic strategy China.The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Thomas Friedman, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist; Author of “The Lexus and the Olive Tree”, “The World Is Flat” and “Longitudes and Attitudes” for a webinar moderated by. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on hursday, 3rd December 10:00am-11:00am (GMT+8) / Wednesday, 2nd December 9:00pm-10:00pm U.S. EST via Zoom.

• 2020-12-03 | 10:00 - 11:00
• Online - Zoom Platform

Global supply chains have been greatly impacted by years of trade tensions between the United States and China, and most recently an unexpected pandemic. In the midst of economic recovery and a new president for the United States, now is the time tap into the potential of one factor that has many implications within global supply chains - Intellectual Property (IP) rights.

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Mark A. Cohen, Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology; Doug Clark, Global Head of Dispute Resolution, Rouse & Co. International; and Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University and Co-Chair, Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Program, New York University School of Law to share their expertise on the above-mentioned. Join us 2nd December 9:00am-10:30am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

• 2020-12-02 | 09:00 - 10:15
• Online - Zoom Platform

To help foreign businesses navigate through tough waters, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to invite you to attend our next webinar with guest speakers from Sinolytics, Taylor Wessing, and KPMG as well as industry experts from BASF and BOSCH,and participate in an interactive discussion. Through presentations and a panel discussion, we aim to answer the questions of what the current status of the corporate social credit system is and how can companies better prepare for the new stage of the social credit system in the year to come.

• 2020-12-02 | 15:00 - 17:30
• Online - Zoom Platform

In the process of building a circular economy, we recognise that many of the market participants are facing increasingly urgent challenges to transform their own business models to become more sustainable ones. And we are helping you in this journey. We are delighted to invite you to a webinar on circular economy and plastic recycling as an collaborated effort between ICIS and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Please join us on 26th November 2020 for an engaging and insightful discussion with experts with diverse backgrounds on how to tackle plastic recycling to build a circular economy.
ICIS与中国欧盟商会合作举办的【中国可持续发展网络研讨会】建设循环经济：如何破局塑料回收难题将于2020年11月26日举行，与具有不同背景的专家就如何在循环经济下破局塑料回收难题主题展开精彩、深刻的讨论。

• 2020-11-26 | 14:30 - 16:50
• Go to Webinar

How to establish a wholesome intelligent ecology by enterprises via ICT framework is therefore a key factor in building the smart city, which relates closely to the future vision for all businesses in evolving their traditional model to a digital one. In such context, it is essential to establish an ecosystem that is flexible, reliable, secure and sustainable to satisfy different scenarios.
In partnership with Deutsche Telekom Group and Group subsidiaries T-Systems and Detecon, the European Chamber welcomes Naosad Hossen, Portfolio and Solution Design Manager, Ivan Sun, an SAP Portfolio Manager and Yi Lu, Partner and Head of Center Excellence to share their insights on intelligent ecology and introduce the successful cases as well intelligent ecological technology elements.

• 2020-11-25 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom (On-line Meeting)