In order to understand the status quo and trends of private educational sector in China, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Ms Sherry Gong, Counsel, from Hogan Lovells to talk about the newly promulgated policies private schools are facing in terms of tuition, taxation, and investment, as well as how private schools meet the current market demands in their curriculum development, notably with the introduction of technological tools.

• 2017-10-26 - 2017-10-26 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Business in China – Position Paper is the European Chamber’s primary annual publication. The 17th edition of the Position Paper offers Chinese policy-makers 795 recommendations that draw directly from the knowledge and expertise of the European Chamber’s more than 1,600 member companies.

• 2017-10-24 - 2017-10-24 | 18:30 - 20:00
• Fairmont Peace Hotel 和平饭店

Dear Working Group Member,

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our next joint financial services-related Working Groups meeting on Monday, 23rd October 2017, 12:00 – 14:00, at the European Chamber’s Beijing and Shanghai offices joined via video link.

• 2017-10-23 | 12:00 - 14:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

To better understand the current situation of environmental PPP model in China, the chamber will invite Mr. Lu Yuantang, Director of Environmental PPP Center of Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (环境保护部环境规划院 环境PPP中心主任) to provide exclusive insights on the current legal framework, implementation situation and risk management of environmental PPP model in China, followed by the roundtable discussion with our members.

• 2017-10-23 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The Chamber will invite Mr. Shen Chi, Deputy Director General, China Centre of Urban Development of NDRC (沈迟先生，发改委中国城市和小城镇改革发展中心副主任）to interpret the Overall Plan on Beijing City (2016-2035) and provide insights on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integration.

• 2017-10-20 | 10:30 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Christian Kessel, head of Bird & Bird’s International Automotive Sector Group. During the workshop he will focus on contract law issues in the automotive supply chain in China, such as general purchasing terms of OEMs, warranty issue and statutory guarantees.

• 2017-10-19 | 14:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next IPR Working Group Meeting in our Beijing and Shanghai offices on Thursday, 28th September, 09:15 to 11:00, to collect your opinions on the EU-China policy priorities in the IP domain and share the updates on the legislative process on the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL), the Patent Law and the Copyright law.

• 2017-09-28 | 09:15 - 11:00
• European Chamber Office Shanghai, Unit 2204

The Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining (PCR) Working Group is glad to invite you to their next Joint Working Group Meeting, that will take place on Wednesday, 27th September, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office. Members from Beijing can join via videoconference.

During this meeting, we will have a discussion about the recent campaign to enforce environmental law from the MEP and local environmental protection agencies.

In the past three months some members of the European Chamber have found increased difficulties to operate their business, mainly as a consequence of environmental regulation strictly enforced by the MEP and local environmental protection agencies. In some cases, companies have been requested to stop their production immediately. According to the information received by the European Chamber, the involved areas mainly include Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Shandong Province, Guangdong Province, Shanghai and Tianjin.

• 2017-09-27 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Dear Working Group member,

Smart city construction is highly valued by both central and local government in China and regarded as future development priority in many cities with adequate financial support. According to the data released by the government authority, there are more than 500 pilot cities conducted in smart city development in China. Chinese smart city market is rising with great potential and its industry output value is expected to reach over 1,000 billion U.S. dollars.

• 2017-09-22 - 2017-09-24 | 09:00 - 17:00
• Shenyang International Exhibition Centre

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to the next Pharma Working Group meeting jointly held in Shanghai and Beijing Offices from 14:00 to 16:00, 21 September, on China's public hospital reform and its impact on the strategies of pharma companies in China.

• 2017-09-21 | 14:00 - 15:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204