Hybrid Workshop - Grow Green: Energy Efficiency | EU-China Cooperation and Opportunities for European SMEs

• 2022-12-05 | 16:00 - 17:40
• Online via zoom

The 20th Communist Party Congress wrapped up last week with the appointment of the new Politburo and Standing Committee. Key questions remain, such as what this new leadership will mean for China’s policy trajectory and economic prospects.

• 2022-11-10 | 16:30 - 18:00
• C405, European Chamber Beijing Office/Zoom online

The Paris Agreement set an ambitious goal to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5 degrees, in comparison with pre-industrial levels, which has prompted a series of measures to achieve this target. In response to mitigate climate change, countries and businesses have adopted global decarbonisation pledges to fulfil their Environmental, Social and Corporate governance (ESG) commitments. Decarbonisation has become a global imperative and one of the top priorities for governments, companies, and society at large.

• 2022-10-27 | 16:00 - 17:30
• KPMG Beijing Office/Zoom Online

While Hong Kong put an end to its quarantine policy for inbound travellers on 26th September, marking a significant step towards re-engaging with the rest of the world, it remains ambiguous when China will ease its zero COVID measures.

• 2022-10-13 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

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 Green Deal sets out a clear path towards realising the European Union (EU's) ambitious target of a 55 per cent reduction in carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, and to become a climate-neutral continent by 2050. As part of the EU Green Deal, a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has been introduced to prevent the risk of carbon leakage. China exports more manufactured goods and services to the EU than any other country; therefore the CBAM proposal and the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 22nd June 2022 have raised concern among Chinese stakeholders.

• 2022-08-24 | 14:30 - 16:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

From 1st September, China’s outbound data transfer security assessment measures will take effect, which require certain data transfers from China to destinations outside its borders be subject to security reviews. In the past recent, the Chinese regulators have issued several new (draft) rules for data handlers to implement the cross-border data transfer requirements of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), namely passing a government-led security assessment, obtaining certification under a government-authorized certification scheme, and signing a standard contract with the overseas data recipient.

• 2022-08-17 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

2022年4月10日，《中共中央国务院关于加快建设全国统一大市场的意见》正式对外公布，明确提出建设高效规范、公平竞争、充分开放的全国统一大市场。

• 2022-08-11 | 15:00 - 16:00
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Four Seasons Hotel

China’s Cybersecurity Law, Personal Information Protection Law, and Data Security Law have established the following channels for lawful cross-border data transfers, namely passing a security assessment conducted by the cyberspace authorities, obtaining a personal information protection certificate, and signing a standard contract with the overseas data recipient.

• 2022-07-20 | 16:00 - 18:00
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405