Despite presenting serious challenges throughout 2020, COVID-19 has not managed to impact the ineluctable roll-out of new, significant pieces of Cybersecurity implementation rules and draft laws in China. One notable release was the draft Data Security Law in July 2020. China’s determination to more-stringently regulate its cyberspace have been paralleled by a doubling of compliance endeavours from foreign businesses in China, which has increased both the cost and the operational burden of doing business, at least in the short-term.
In order to examine how the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Draft Law will coexist, and what the long-term impact will be on European companies operating in China, the European Chamber as assembled a distinguished group of government representatives, lawyers, security experts and industry representatives to discuss this topic at its annual Cybersecurity Conference.

• 2020-10-22 | 13:30 - 18:30
• Second Floor, Wangfu Ballroom, The Peninsula Beijing | 北京王府半岛酒店二层

On June 1st, 2020, the Chinese Central Committee and the State Council jointly released the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port (“the Masterplan”), a large-scale plan to transform the entire island province into a free trade port (FTP) – making it the largest special free trade zone in China. The Masterplan laid out a series of special policies for Hainan – liberalization of trade of goods and services, facilitation of investment, opening-up of key sectors, and free exchange of people, capital, and data. Coupled with preferential policies of the Hainan Bo’ao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, Hainan is expected to be the rising hub of new investment and business opportunities.

• 2020-09-23 - 2020-09-24 | 09:00 - 18:00
• Haikou, Hainan

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you for a study trip to two selected NI demonstration sites: Active House construction of VELUX China in Langfang Economic & Technical Development Zone and Jingjinji Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Area in Wuqing Gaocun Technology Innovation Park. We hope this field study can demonstrate how the concept of NI has come to revolutionize the traditional construction and green energy industries.

• 2020-08-25 | 09:30 - 16:30
• VELUX (China) & Jingjinji Big Data Center

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you for a study trip to two selected NI demonstration sites: Active House construction of VELUX China in Langfang Economic & Technical Development Zone and Jingjinji Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Area in Wuqing Gaocun Technology Innovation Park. We hope this field study can demonstrate how the concept of NI has come to revolutionize the traditional construction and green energy industries.

• 2020-08-25 | 08:00 - 16:30
• VELUX (China) & Jingjinji Big Data Center