VIP Roundtable

• 2023-09-28 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Floor 4

CG Luncheon

• 2023-09-28 | 12:00 - 14:00
• Floor 4

The technology behind generative artificial intelligence (AI)—which can produce content such as text, imagery and audio—is developing at astonishing speeds. Following the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, this and other generative AI applications such as Stable Diffusion and GitHub Copilot, have captured public attention worldwide, thanks to their wide utility.

While the full economic potential of this technology is yet to be tapped into, there are a host of considerations and concerns for businesses and governments to take into account in the era of generative AI, not to mention the potential for legal and regulatory challenges.

• 2023-09-19 | 15:00 - 16:50
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

您是否对深圳市[2023]31号文件《深圳市境外高端人才和紧缺人才2021年纳税年度、2022年纳税年度个人所得税财政补贴申报指南》有所疑虑？是否担心在2021和2022年度个税财政补贴的申请和审核中遇到挑战？那么，我们特别为您准备了一场不容错过的专题研讨会！
Do you have concerns about Shenzhen's [2023]31 document, " Guidelines for the Application of Financial Subsidies for Individual Income Tax in the 2021 and 2022 Tax Years for Overseas High-end Talents and Scarcely Needed Talents in Shenzhen "? Are you worried about facing challenges during the application and review process for the fiscal subsidies for personal income tax in 2021 and 2022? If so, we have prepared a not-to-be-missed special seminar just for you!

深圳市近期发布了新版指南，对申请人资格、申报单位条件以及申请材料等方面进行了重要调整。这意味着在您的税务申请过程中，可能会面临一些困惑。为了协助您充分理解政策要点、分享实际操作经验，以便按时完成2021和2022年度的个税财政补贴申请和审核工作，中国欧盟商会华南分会荣幸地邀请到了金融和税务工作组副主席张少玲和德勤中国的专家，将在这场专题研讨会上与您深入探讨深圳市新政策。
Shenzhen has recently released a new version of the guidelines, making significant adjustments to qualifications for applicants, conditions for reporting entities, and required application materials. This means that you may encounter some confusion during your tax application process. To assist you in fully understanding the key policy points, sharing practical operational experiences, and ensuring the timely completion of your applications and reviews, the European Chamber of Commerce in South China is honoured to invite the Vice Chair of the Finance and Taxation Working Group, Janet Zhang, and experts from Deloitte China to delve into Shenzhen's new policies at this special seminar.

• 2023-09-15 | 14:00 - 16:00
• 9th Floor, China Resource Building, 5001 Shennan East Road, Shenzhen

2023 has seen China’s continued regulatory efforts that could impact foreign companies’ investment decisions in the country – for example, the newly introduced Anti-espionage Law and the tighter supervision over data. At the same time, the government has also rolled out a series of measures to optimise the business environment for foreign investors in a bid to demonstrate its support of FDI. The complex context in China has led to lots of discussions on whether China is still an attractive investment destination, especially amid the global supply chain diversification trend post-COVID. How should we identify the real status of FDI in the Chinese market today and tomorrow?

• 2023-09-13 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The Aviation and Aerospace Working Group is pleased to invite you to the next working group meeting on Overview and Outlook of the Recovery of Domestic and International Air Travel of China on Tuesday 5th September 2023, 16:00-17:30. The working group is honoured to invite experts from IATA and CATA to share industry insights air travel development in China, and guest official from APP to introduce their following working plan. Mr Eskelund from Maersk, President of the European Chamber, will deliver opening remarks. Ms Tammy Qiu from Thales, Chair of Aviation and Aerospace WG will host the meeting. The meeting will be held in the European Chamber Beijing office and is accessible via zoom online.

• 2023-09-05 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office, Beijing Lufthansa Centre, Office C405

Climate change has become one of the focuses that attract global attention. China also proposed at the 2020 United Nations General Assembly to fully implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, striving to achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. The first challenge faced by enterprises in reducing emissions is how to calculate emissions more accurately, scientifically, and comprehensively, which is the foundation of enterprise emission reduction. The disclosure of emissions from enterprise products and operations may become a necessary policy requirement in the future. More and more regional markets and supply chains will impose restrictions on emissions to help reduce emissions and assume social responsibility.

European Parliament recently voted to officially pass the proposal on carbon border adjustment mechanism. It is reported that the CBAM plan (carbon tariff) will be implemented from October 1, 2023.

• 2023-09-01 | 13:30 - 16:30
• 24th Floor 2407 Room 24层 2407室

Faced with an increasingly unstable geopolitical and economic environment, industrial policy has been inserted as a core component of the agendas of the world’s three largest economies – the United States (US), China and the European Union (EU). Their strategies and regulations on renewable and low-carbon energy technologies, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications for global supply and value chains while reshaping industries, especially high-technology sectors such as semiconductors.

What is the outlook for global geopolitics and trade amid this industrial strategy race? What are the implications of the various policy measures for the strategies of multinational companies? As the world drifts further away from globalisation, how will the elevation of industrial strategies impact the liberalisation of global trade?

• 2023-08-30 | 15:00 - 16:45
• Zoom/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

On 13th July 2023, Germany released its very first comprehensive strategy on China, which signals a concerted effort with the European Union (EU) outlook to view China as “a partner, competitor, and systemic rival”, with the focus being increasingly put on the latter two aspects. The strategy highlights the changing dynamics in China that require Germany to shift its approaches, de-risk its economy, and cut reliance on China in critical sectors while pursuing diversification in its supply chains.

The strategy calls on German companies to take geopolitical risks sufficiently into account. It reiterates that the general ceiling of investment guarantees of EUR 3 billion per company per country also applies to China, and will be subject to rigorous scrutiny. Special measures such as state export credit guarantees and export controls are also put forward to avoid unwanted technology transfers and thus protect German exporters, especially in terms of sensitive dual-use or security-related technologies. The strategy also underlines the importance Germany places on diversifying its economic ties, and actively expanding business relations around the world with actors that share its values and interests.

• 2023-08-25 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom Online/C405, European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) is honoured to invite Cathleen Li from Henley International Education (HIE) to conduct an online seminar on 24th August from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on the topic of "Early Planning in Education, Getting into the World's Most Famous Schools with Half the Effort". This is a free online seminar.

• 2023-08-24 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Online Training