The outlook for businesses in 2023 is more challenging than ever. Fragmentation of the global system will intensify, propelled by a combination of fractious geopolitics, armed conflict, disrupted energy systems, economic strife and disarray in digital networks. Amid all the uncertainties, China’s relaxed COVID-19 policy and economic reopening offer a ray of hope, prompting optimistic growth forecasts for the year. Yet with geopolitical and operational complexities continuing, how should businesses navigate this evolving landscape?

• 2023-02-22 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom Online/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

After having upheld stringent COVID control measures for almost three years, the Chinese Government abruptly abandoned its ‘dynamic clearing’ strategy in early December 2022, and announced its dedication to getting things back to normal in order to realise a strong economic recovery. As a result, the number of infected cases nationwide soared at the end of last year, though the full death toll was not revealed.

• 2023-02-20 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

At the end of 2022, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Opinions on Building Basic Systems for Data to Better Give Full Play to the Role of Data Resources (Twenty Data Measures), proposing twenty measures for the establishment of a property system, a circulation and trading system, an income distribution system, and a governance system. The Twenty Data Measures aim at fully leveraging China’s abundant data resources and rich application scenarios, tapping into the potential of data resources, and shedding light on the Chinese-style data governance.

• 2023-02-17 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom Webinar

member only session

• 2023-02-08 | 17:00 - 18:00
• zoom online

What have been the most significant developments following those sanctions so far? What future measures can we expect? How will the US export control actions impact the stability of the global industrial chains and supply chains?

• 2023-01-09 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Zoom online

2022 marks the fifth anniversary of the rollout of China’s Cybersecurity Law and the first anniversary of the enactment of the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). A host of related finalised and draft regulations have been released in recent months, especially on cross-border data transfer, bringing about imminent compliance requirements for foreign companies operating in the Chinese market.

• 2022-12-12 | 14:00 - 17:25
• Zoom Online

As 2022 comes to a close, China’s economic outlook is the most uncertain since the country first embarked upon its programme of reform and opening more than four decades ago. Its COVID strategy has been put to the test, with nationwide outbreaks of the highly transmissible Omicron variant disrupting business operations on an unprecedented scale throughout the year. Other significant internal challenges include China’s mounting debt crisis, the unravelling of its real estate sector, demographic headwinds and stalling consumption growth.

• 2022-12-09 | 13:30 - 18:10
• Zoom Online/Grand Ballroom 1, 4F, InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun

This event is to bring up-to-date insights into the landscape of sustainable due diligence in mainland China and its implications for SME businesses in the Chinese market.

What to learn from the webinar:
-The development of sustainability due diligence in China
-How to manage sustainability due diligence issues efficiently in China
-How will an SME be affected from 2023 as a direct or indirect supplier?
-Which main legal positions are protected under the German law, i.e. in which areas is corporate sustainability due diligence required?
-What does Chinese law already regulate regarding these legal positions?
-Which practical next steps could an SME in China take?

• 2022-12-07 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Online, ZOOM

On 28th October 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Administrative Regulation on Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturer and Product Admission (Draft for Comments) (Administrative Regulation on Admission). Five days later, the MIIT and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Notice on Conducting Pilot Work of ICV Access and On-road Driving (Draft for Comment) (Draft Pilot Notice). The release of these two draft regulations is of great significance for future development of China’s auto industry, in particular that of smart vehicles.

• 2022-11-29 | 14:00 - 15:30
• Zoom Online

Join the national webinar ‘Townhall Online Briefing with the President’, during which President Jörg Wuttke will update members on the COVID situation across China, what to watch out for following China’s 20th Party Congress, as well as how the Chamber’s recently published position paper has been received at the national and local level.

• 2022-11-03 | 14:00 - 15:00
• Zoom Online