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

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 Agriculture Food and Beverage, Cosmetics, Fashion and Leather and CSR Working Groups are delighted to invite you to a Joint working group meeting on the Sustainability Game: How New Rules are Reshuffling Consumer Goods Markets. During the meeting, Ms. Kathy Jiang from Roland Berger will share their insights of the influence of sustainability to the Consumer Goods Markets.

• 2023-08-11 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Beijing, Shanghai Office and Online

Published in June 2020 by the European Parliament and European Council, the European Union (EU) taxonomy for sustainable activities sets a framework to classify ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ economic activities executed in the bloc. The aim is to fuel investments to meet the objectives outlined in the EU’s Green Deal strategies and achieve the sustainable transformation of the bloc’s economy.
Following the publication of the EU taxonomy, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the European Commission published the first Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) in November 2021, with further updates a year later. This document lists activities that meet green finance definitions in both the EU and China, making it easier for international investors to provide financial support to Chinese borrowers for sustainable projects.

• 2023-08-04 | 15:00 - 16:30
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office/Zoom Online

On 13 July 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China, together with six other government agencies, jointly released China’s very first regulatory document governing generative artificial intelligence (AI) – Interim Measures on the Administration of Generative AI Services, which will become effective on 15 August 2023. The Measures apply to the use of generative AI technology to provide, to the general public within the Chinese territory, services generating texts, images, audio, video, or other such content, and set forth a series of compliance requirements relating to data, algorithms and content among other aspects. In the meantime, companies integrating AI into their business and operations also need to comply with broader data protection laws, regulations and standards, and make necessary adaptations to their existing compliance regime.

2023年7月13日，国家网信办、国家发改委、教育部、科技部、工信部、公安部以及广电总局联合发布了中国首份生成式人工智能监管文件——《生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法》，后者将于2023年8月15日正式施行。《办法》适用于利用生成式人工智能技术向中国境内公众提供生成文本、图片、音频、视频等内容的服务，并就此提出了数据、算法、内容等方面的一系列合规义务。与此同时，企业在进行人工智能落地实践过程中，同样面临更为广泛的数据保护相关法律、法规、标准的要求，并需对既有合规体系进行必要调整。

• 2023-07-28 | 15:00 - 17:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to attend the hybrid workshop on Building Adaptive Leadership on 15th June from 14:00-16:00.

• 2023-06-15 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405 / Online via Zoom

EU SME Centre event

• 2023-06-15 | 16:00 - 17:20
• Online via zoom

covid update

• 2023-06-13 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

Ad-hoc working group meeting: Discussion on three drafted technical guidelines for comments
化妆品工作组热点话题内部讨论会议：化妆品原料安全信息填报技术指导原则（征求意见稿）；化妆品配方填报技术指导原则（征求意见稿）；化妆品原料安全信息登记平台填报技术指南（征求意见稿）；

• 2023-05-24 | 13:30 - 15:00
• Zoom Online