Data security and cross-border transfers of data are essential for of business activities and encourage innovation. Companies constantly use data generated from R&D or collected from customers in different locations to improve their products or develop new ones, often relying on teams based across the world.

Over the past years, China has considerably strengthened cybersecurity, data, and personal information protection governance. In 2017, the Cybersecurity Law (CSL) came to force outlining various obligations to network operators and internet service providers. In 2021, the CSL was complemented by Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), stipulating a series of obligations not only for actors based in China but also for those based elsewhere yet processing data or personal information generated in China. When doing business in China, SMEs need to be aware of the regulations they must follow to be compliant with cybersecurity and data protection system.

• 2022-10-26 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Online via zoom, Offline: Room Tianhe3, Floor 2M, Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou 广州文华东方酒店2M层天河3厅

2022 is a critical year for Hainan Free Trade Port to prepare for the initiation of independent customs operations. At the same time, the preparations for the island-wide independent customs operations process have been fully launched.

2022年是海南自贸港做好“封关”运作准备的关键之年，全岛“封关”运作准备工作全面启动。《海南自由贸易港建设总体方案》明确了海南自由贸易港实施“一线放开、二线管住”的贸易自由便利政策制度体系。

• 2022-10-19 | 15:00 - 16:45
• Zoom Online/European Chamber Beijing Office Onsite

The European Chamber’s GA Forum is delighted to invite you to join a Meeting with the topic on "Policy Interpretation: Beijing’s Planning on Dealing with Climate Change and Energy Conservation During the 14th Five-Year Plan Period" (Chinese Language Session Only) .

• 2022-10-10 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Scott Kennedy - senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - for a special, member-only event. Kennedy, a renowned China expert, will share his candid insights on the development and current status of the US-China tech war, as well as the US-China relationship in general and where it may be heading.

• 2022-09-30 | 10:00 - 11:20
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

In our seventh and last conversation of this series, stars Switzerland Alumni Chapter President and stars Foundation Board Member Markus HERRMANN, Co-Founder and Managing Director at China Macro Group (CMG), will be talking to Joerg WUTTKE, President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Member, stars International Board, Beijing.

• 2022-09-30 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, Big Meeting Room C405

The European Chamber Energy Working Group is delighted to welcome representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to China, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and various industry experts to examine the global energy crisis and the challenges ahead.

• 2022-09-23 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing | Zoom

With the purpose of promoting a stable and healthy development of foreign-funded enterprises that have been hit by the epidemic, Chinese government has issued a series of supportive policies. When struggling to benefit from the preferential policies, enterprises can get confused with the procedures, which may lead to failure in relevant project applications. Given these conditions, the speaker will contribute his experience of all these years to helping foreign companies find the best project and make a positive outcome.

• 2022-09-22 - 2022-09-22 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Online/Merck Innovation Center, Floor 35 线上/广州市默克创新中心35层

According to China's law, once appointed to manage a company, the legal representative will take certain powers and be exposed to legal liabilities at the same time, which may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by him/herself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative or even criminal liability. For foreign nationals, penalties in serious cases may include deportation and ban from China for several years. The present seminar will help to keep you well informed, share real-life cases, improve corporate governance and examine ways to mitigate the risks as much as possible, so that you can react quickly when the threat of liability does arise and get a chance to minimize personal risks.

• 2022-09-22 - 2022-09-22 | 15:30 - 17:45
• Online/Merck Innovation Center, Floor 35 线上/默克创新中心35层

According to China's law, once appointed to manage a company, the legal representative will take certain powers and be exposed to legal liabilities at the same time, which may lead to personal risks for wrongdoings either by him/herself or by the company and its employees, subject to civil, administrative or even criminal liability. For foreign nationals, penalties in serious cases may include deportation and ban from China for several years. The present seminar will help to keep you well informed, share real-life cases, improve corporate governance and examine ways to mitigate the risks as much as possible, so that you can react quickly when the threat of liability does arise and get a chance to minimize personal risks.

• 2022-09-20 - 2022-09-20 | 15:30 - 17:45
• Online

With the purpose of promoting a stable and healthy development of foreign-funded enterprises that have been hit by the epidemic, Chinese government has issued a series of supportive policies. When struggling to benefit from the preferential policies, enterprises can get confused with the procedures, which may lead to failure in relevant project applications. Given these conditions, the speaker will contribute his experience of all these years to helping foreign companies find the best project and make a positive outcome.

• 2022-09-20 - 2022-09-20 | 13:30 - 15:30
• Online