During August, the European Chamber, along with the US-China Business Council and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), participated in an anonymous survey based on an annual research project financed by the influential Chinese think thank CF40 (China Finance 40 Forum) and conducted by CASS (the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). This year the project was focused on shredding light on the difference in perceptions between China’s regulators and foreign financial institutions when it comes to the opening up, underlining that there is a big gap. On one hand, China’s officials think they make great efforts to push forward the financial opening. On the other hand, foreign financial institutions feel limited improvement and wish the opening could bring more impactful changes.

On this basis, CASS has now published the report at the second Shanghai Bund Summit and are delighted to share the results with members of the European Chamber’s Financial Services Working Groups. At this meeting, Mr. Qiyuan Xu, Senior fellow, Head of Economic Development Department and Deputy Director of RCIF (Research Center of International Finance) at CASS will present the report.

• 2020-11-24 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

After 12 years’ waiting, the 4th version of the Patent Law with an aim of further motivating innovations and improving the mechanism for cracking down patent infringements was finally passed on October 17, 2020. The amended Chinese patent law will take effect on June 1, 2021. Second Amendments introduced pharmaceutical patent-term extensions and established an early pharmaceutical patent-dispute resolution mechanism and patent linkage system that further protects the rights of patentees.

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Mi LI, Principal at Rouse and the IP Consulting Director of Rouse China in Beijing to break down the changes and challenges, as well as outlooks ahead for our members in the pharmaceutical sector.

• 2020-11-20 | 14:00 - 15:40
• Zoom Online Meeting & Rouse Office

We are pleased to have climate policy and business experts in China to share their standpoints and perspectives on carbon-related policy making trends and enterprises coping strategies.

• 2020-11-19 | 09:30 - 11:00
• Zoom online

The global pandemic has further accelerated the digital transformation of businesses resulting in increased reliance on e-commerce platforms, boom in the AI-related industries and digitalisation of production and delivery processes. With digitalisation of businesses, consumption too has increasingly moved online. Intellectual property (IP) is crucial to digital economy as it drives innovation and provides SMEs with comparative advantage over competitors. While digital economy brings about new IP risks like online infringements, it also creates new solutions for IP protection such as the use of blockchain technologies or reliance on sophisticated notice and take-down systems on e-commerce platforms or even the use of internet courts speeding up IP enforcement procedures. To be successful in digital economy, SMEs should focus on protecting their IP by adopting a comprehensive IP strategy taking into account the needs of digital economy.

• 2020-11-18 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Zoom Online Meeting

Pharmaceutical and Compliance & Business Ethics Joint Working Group Meeting: Discussion on the Administrative Measures of Medical Representative Registration (Trial)

• 2020-11-17 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The attendees from embassies of member states in Beijing, European institutions, Chinese energy R& D institutions and industrial organizations will discuss about energy policies of European Union and EU member states; European energy companies’ business operation, and development of the energy industry in China. The aim of the seminar is to provide the advices to the energy administrations for making and implementing effective energy policies, rules and regulations on energy transition and reform in China.
来自欧洲国家使馆及机构的人员、中国能源研究机构及行业组织人员交流和分享欧盟及成员国的能源政策, 欧盟能源企业发展经验以及中国能源行业发展的情况。交流的目的是为中国相关能源行政机构就制定和实施能源转型及改革方面的政策、法律和法规提出建议。

• 2020-11-13 | 09:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Meeting Room C405 and Zoom online

The Legal and Competition Working Group cordially invites you to the next meeting---"Update on Legislation of Trade Secret Protection and How It May Impact Your Practice in China".

• 2020-11-13 - 2020-11-13 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing C405

Have you wondered about the recently renovated and much upgraded Liangmahe riverbank in Beijing’s Chaoyang District? We have, and we have therefore invited Ms Ma Jingjing, General Manager of NordiQ Group A/S to literally walk us through their Danish livable city development experience with a Chinese new town development urban vision on the GGB+ strategy and sustainability concept design redered by Archiland Beijing for the water system, environmental engineering, and cycling/walking paths for the Liangmahe project.

• 2020-11-12 | 10:45 - 13:00
• Liangmahe riverbank

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our joint working group meeting on the latest updates on business compliance in data and personal information regulations by having an outlook on Personal Information Protection Law (Draft) in China and EU's Schrems II Judgement with Ms. Ying Jiang from LEGO and Dr. Ralf Sauer from DG JUST, the European Commission.

• 2020-11-05 - 2020-11-05 | 15:15 - 16:50
• European Chamber Beijing Office C405, Zoom

The Heating, Quality and Safety Services (QSS) and Standards and Conformity Assessment (SCA) Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the next working group meeting on the implementation situation and outlook on CCC system with officials from the Certification Supervision and Management Division, State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR).

• 2020-10-30 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405