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

This is the second GM meeting of the ECHI in 2020.

• 2020-11-20 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai

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

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 Finance & Taxation and Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Groups are pleased to invite you to the meeting “Consumption Tax in China: Where Things Stand”, which is taking place on Wednesday, November 18th, 10:30-12:00 (China time), both online (via Zoom) and on-site at the European Chamber’s Shanghai office.

• 2020-11-18 - 2020-11-18 | 10:30 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Zoom

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

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 Shanghai Office

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