Outbreaks of corporate PR crisis are common. Although there are still companies hoping for "zero PR crisis", in fact, no company can guarantee that they will not be trending due to some unexpected events. What enterprises should learn more is how to prevent public sentiment and how to respond correctly when encountering sudden public sentiment, avoiding the expansion of public sentiment.
企业舆情的爆发非常常见。尽管还有企业在奢望“0舆情”，事实上，任何企业都无法保证自己不会因为某种意外上热搜。企业更应该学习的是如何预防舆情，以及如何在遇到突发舆情时能够正确应对，避免舆情的扩大化。

• 2023-12-22 | 14:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The Automotive Working Group will be holding the next meeting with the topic "Automotive Market Analysis and Development Expectations" on 21 December 2023 (Thursday), 9:30-11:00. 汽车工作组将于2023年12月21日（周四）举办主题为“”的工作组会议。

• 2023-12-21 - 2023-12-21 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing 欧盟商会北京办公室会议室

The European Chamber Carbon Market Working Group is glad to welcome an expert from the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), and various industry players, to give updates on China’s PCF system, and share best practices in corporate carbon footprint management.

• 2023-12-20 | 10:00 - 11:30
• Online

Since 2008, the policy of deducting research and development (R&D) expenses for tax purposes has been formally recognized in legal terms. In order to encourage innovation and technological progress, and to assist businesses in enhancing their competitiveness and sustainable development capabilities, in recent years, the scope of the R&D expense deduction policy has gradually expanded.

• 2023-12-14 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Dun'an New City, 4th Floor, Alan's Western Restaurant

The normalisation of life in China after COVID management controls were lifted 12 months ago led many to think that a robust and swift economic recovery would follow. However, while it looks like the government’s official 2023 target of achieving around a five per cent growth rate will be met, a combination of economic challenges and policy developments have cast a shadow over the potential for a stronger economy in 2024 and beyond.

In China, consumer demand remains muted, the property market is still in the process of stabilising, and overall business confidence remains low. An increasing number of Chamber member companies are looking to alternative investment destinations to diversify and avoid excessive dependence on a single location; others are separating parts of their China operations from their global ones, to remain compliant with legislation in China and the rest of the world, as well as to guard against risks arising from geopolitical tensions. Some companies take a different approach, doubling down on their presence in China in view of the importance of their China activities to their global portfolio.

• 2023-12-12 | 14:00 - 18:10
• Signature Ballroom, Hilton Beijing

Join the Logistics Working Group for a look in the future of sustainable logistics in China.

• 2023-12-08 | 14:00 - 15:15
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405 and Zoom

In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainability, the forthcoming workshop holds immense promise for key stakeholders in Shenyang, with a special focus on European businesses, automotive industry players, and other manufacturers. This gathering is strategically designed to equip the audience with actionable insights, fostering a collaborative environment where knowledge-sharing and real-world case studies around EU and China, North and South of China as well as automotive industry become the catalyst for positive change. The workshop's emphasis on practical know-how, especially from an end-user perspective, ensures that attendees, including European businesses in Shenyang, automotive industrialists, and manufacturers, gain invaluable tools to not only enhance their operations but also contribute meaningfully to the city's sustainable development.

• 2023-12-05 | 14:00 - 19:00
• Conrad Hotel 3rd Floor Ball Room/沈阳康莱德酒店三层大宴会厅

Up until now, data intellectual property (IP) has mostly been regulated by existing IP protection frameworks. This is changing with the introduction of various local trial initiatives across China. Join the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group for an overview of data IP and what it means for European businesses in China.

• 2023-11-29 | 10:30 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405 and Zoom

In order to help member companies explore more social media marketing channels besides three most widely-used ones (WeChat, Weibo and Douyin), this event will focus on Xiaohongshu. The European Chamber Marketing and Communications (MarCom) Forum is delighted to invite Gao Wei, Founder of Juliuxingchen(official MCN of Xiaohongshu), ex-head of Celebrity Operation in Tik-tok, Content Marketing Expert of Alibaba, and Song Yawen, Founder of Youla Media, to share their understanding and recognition of Xiaohongshu and discuss how to realise all-step marketing communication as a content marketing platform and its comparison with other platforms, and whether it is worth investing as an advertising channel.

• 2023-11-24 | 14:00 - 16:15
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Decarbonization of the electric power system is the key to realize the “double carbon” target. EU SMEs have to increase the usage of renewable energy while decreasing coal power when facing the ever-growing demand in electricity. However, to meet the target is not simply stop using coal power, but to realize multi-energy integration and complementation by optimizing the combination of coal and new energy, and furtherly establish low-carbon electric power system with renewable energy as the main body.

• 2023-11-24 | 15:30 - 17:30
• Blue-whale SOHO 蓝鲸SOHO联合办公