The normalisation of life in China after COVID management controls were lifted 12 months ago led many to think that a robust and swift economic recovery would follow. However, while it looks like the government’s official 2023 target of achieving around a five per cent growth rate will be met, a combination of economic challenges and policy developments have cast a shadow over the potential for a stronger economy in 2024 and beyond.

In China, consumer demand remains muted, the property market is still in the process of stabilising, and overall business confidence remains low. An increasing number of Chamber member companies are looking to alternative investment destinations to diversify and avoid excessive dependence on a single location; others are separating parts of their China operations from their global ones, to remain compliant with legislation in China and the rest of the world, as well as to guard against risks arising from geopolitical tensions. Some companies take a different approach, doubling down on their presence in China in view of the importance of their China activities to their global portfolio.

• 2023-12-12 | 14:00 - 18:10
• Signature Ballroom, Hilton Beijing

Faced with an increasingly unstable geopolitical and economic environment, industrial policy has been inserted as a core component in the agendas of the world’s largest three economies – the United States (US), China, and the European Union (EU). These strategies and regulations on renewable and low-carbon solutions, raw materials and technologies of the future are likely to result in profound implications on the global supply and value chains while reshaping entire industries.

What is the global geopolitical and trade outlook look like amid this global industrial strategy race? What are the implications of the varying policy measures on the strategies of multinational companies? As the world is seemingly moving away from globalisation, how will the elevation of industrial strategies impact the liberalisation of global trade?

Faced with the above and further related questions, the European Chamber launched an event series—Battling it out - Decoding the Global Industrial Strategy Race—to bring members a comprehensive understanding on the industrial strategies adopted by the world’s top three superpowers and their implications on both state and industry players.

• 2023-11-10 | 12:30 - 14:00
• Wang Fu Ballroom II

On 13th August, China’s State Council released the Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (Opinions). The European Chamber has stated that the 24 points contained in the Opinions could go a long way towards improving business confidence if they are implemented in a timely, coordinated and consistent manner. The publication of detailed implementation guidelines will be an extremely important part of this process.

• 2023-10-12 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Signature Ballroom B, Hilton Beijing

The reform of Chinese state assets and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has long remained the core element of China’s economic reform process. In 2015 the Guiding Opinions on Deepening the Reform of State-owned Enterprises (Guiding Opinions) was released as the key framework document to further modernize and improve the overall competence of SOEs. Successively, in 2020, the Three-year Action Program of SOE Reform (2020-2022) (Three-year Action Program) was issued and elaborated on the goals, timeline and future road map of the reform, which proves Chinese government’s ambition for the SOE system to make real changes.

国资国企改革长期以来是中国经济体制改革的重心。2015年，《关于深化国有企业改革的指导意见》（《指导意见》）出台，成为现阶段国企改革的框架性纲领文件，对进一步提高国企现代化和综合能力作出指示。2020年，《国企改革三年行动方案（2020－2022年）》等各项方案正式出台，国企改革的目标、时间表、路线图得到明确，展现了中国政府对深化国资国企改革的决心。

• 2023-09-21 | 14:30 - 16:30
• Signature Ballroom B, Hilton Beijing

To help our members better understand the broader state of EU-China relations and China’s economic recovery strategy following its reopening of its borders earlier this year, as well to provide instruction on the latest policy and regulatory trends, and best government affairs (GA) practices, the European Chamber is delighted to invite you to our first GA Conference, themed ‘Rebuilding Trust for Collaboration’.

• 2023-06-07 | 13:30 - 18:30
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Beijing Four Seasons hotel

The European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr Zhang Hongyuan and Ms Liu Chang, partners at Shihui Law Firm, to share their expertise on hot topics and challenges faced by enterprises in staff management. They will introduce the most up-to-date practices in corporate staff management and internal risk control, as well as discuss common issues and specific problems confronted by foreign companies operating in China in terms of staff management.

Topics to be discussed.
• How to arrange the work of staff when the company’s operation conditions have changed?
• Staff management during probation
• Different paths of contract termination for special employees
• Practice sharing on non-competition restrictions

This event will be organized in Chinese without any interpretation services.

本期人力资源沙龙活动，中国欧盟商会邀请来自世辉律师事务所合伙人张洪源律师和刘畅律师，结合经济重启背景下社会热点话题，就企业用工管理的热点与难点问题为会员带来解读与分享。两位律师将介绍企业在用工管理和内部风险控制中的最新实践经验，并针对外企在中国用工管理的共性与个案问题和与会者进行深入探讨。

分享话题
• 企业经营状况发生变化，如何安排员工工作
• 试用期员工管理实践分享
• 问题员工劳动合同解除路径
• 竞业限制管理实践分享

本次会议语言为中文，不提供同传翻译。

• 2023-05-30 | 15:00 - 16:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

As existing machine-learning and artificial intelligence (AI) systems penetrate almost all aspects of social life, debates over the implications and the potential of their application are attracting more public interest than ever, in particular since the launch of ChatGPT, a chatbot created by OpenAI that uses natural language processing to simulate conversational interactions with users.
What is ChatGPT and how does it work? Why does ChatGPT matter and how can it be utilised in varying scenarios to assist clients with specific tasks? How will it impact industries and individuals?
The European Chamber is delighted to invite Dr Xu Mingqiang, chief technology officer (CTO) at Microsoft Omni-channel Division, Mr Eddy Yin, chief digital officer at SoftwareOne, and Mr Li Xun, senior engineer of Azure Technical Support at SoftwareOne, to share their insights on the above topics and elaborate on specific functions and application scenarios of Azure OpenAI services, as well as future possibilities of OpenAI.

关于ChatGPT的话题持续发酵，OpenAI发布的GPT-4再度引发全球科技界对于人工智能的关注和讨论。从初发布、到与微软Office合体、再到接入插件，每次亮相都引起关于AI的广泛讨论。

数字时代，产品的迭代升级速度不容忽视。以ChatGPT为核心功能的AI数字人应用场景迎来了新一轮的革新和升级，值此背景，企业也需要更深入的思考和体系化的布局。

中国欧盟商会特邀微软全渠道事业部首席技术官（CTO）徐明强博士、硕软首席数字官（CDO）Eddy Yin、硕软Azure技术支持高级工程师李珣深度解读Azure OpenAI服务的创新技术、功能、应用场景、行业解决方案，探索OpenAI未来发展趋势。

• 2023-05-18 | 14:30 - 16:50
• 大宴会厅4厅, 北京丽思卡尔顿酒店B1 Ballroom 4, B1, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing

ESG In Human Capital Strategy Development
European Chamber 2023 Human Capital Conference
中国欧盟商会人力资源大会

• 2023-03-27 | 13:30 - 17:20
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Beijing Four Seasons Hotel

In China, IEC 60601 standards are adopted as National Standards GB 9706. The ‘General requirements for basic safety and essential performance’ (GB 9706.1) together with the first batch of collateral and particular standards were published in April 2020 and will come into force on 01. May 2023.
The European Chamber together with the Liaoning Medical Device Test (LMTI) holds a seminar what medical device manufacturer need to do to comply with the new version of these mandatory standards.
Chinese / English with consecutive interpretation.

• 2023-02-21 | 15:30 - 18:20
• European Chamber Office Beijing, C405

The European Chamber Marketing and Communications Forum is delighted to invite seasoned journalists from AP, AFP and Yicai (第一财经) to have an off-the-record discussion on the following topics. What stories are China-based media most interested in right now? How has coverage shifted throughout the pandemic? What’s news agency’s content plan for the near future/2021? What are the opportunities and continued challenges for media outlets and brands presented by the incoming US administration’s approach on China?

• 2020-12-03 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Offline at European Chamber Beijing Office Or Online via Zoom