The latest edition of the European Chamber’s Experts Talk series will feature Ms. Angela Zhang, Director of the Center for Chinese Law and Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong and Ms. Ninette Dodoo, Partner and Co-Head of Antitrust, Competition and Trade - China at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, hosted by Ms. Sara Marchetta, National Chair, Legal & Competition Working Group, European Chamber.

• 2021-09-08 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

The Data Security Law (DSL) represents a milestone in China’s regulatory framework. For the first time information, rather than technology, will be the regulatory focus. That the law was pushed through so quickly is indicative of its importance to policy makers. The key question for firms operating in China is how important it will be for them. The regulation establishes a class of regulated information that is not a state secret but is sensitive enough to China where how it is handled and where it is transferred is now regulated. How will this impact the operations of companies in China? Where does the DSL fit into the broader regulatory framework?

• 2021-08-26 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Zoom Online/European Chamber Beijing Office C405

The European Chamber is delighted to invite a diverse group of stakeholders, Ms. Agatha Kratz, Associate Director, Rhodium Group, Mr. Sean Stein, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burlington LLP and a guest speaker from Federation of German Industries (BDI) to discuss the US, the EU and Germany’s recent discussion and decisions on supply chains and the potential implications on the European business in China.

• 2021-08-25 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom

At the latest edition of the Chamber’s long running macroeconomic series Insight China, the European Chamber is delighted to welcome Ms. Dan WANG, Chief Economist at Hang Seng Bank China, and Mr. Long CHEN, Co-Founder and Partner of Plenum, to share their views and insights on the plan from the supply-side structural reform perspective.

• 2021-08-20 | 16:00 - 17:20
• Zoom Online/European Chamber Beijing Office C405

This is a Chamber supported event, please register here: ECCK SDGs Webinar Series 2021: Evonik improves life day in, day out - European Chamber of Commerce in Korea

The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) has set Sustainability as a focus area for 2021. In order to contribute to a better world, the ECCK has set up a webinar series on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, hereafter referred to as SDGs. We are delighted to have H.E. BAN Ki-moon, the eight Secretary-General of United Nations, support this initiative, and we have received confirmation from Global CEOs to share their companies’ insights and effort to contribute to the SDGs. In addition to our own membership, ECCK will open this webinar series to all members of the European Business Organisation Worldwide Network(EBOWWN), spread out across 45 countries.

• 2021-08-19 | 15:00 - 16:00
• Zoom Online

The access to government procurement work in China continues to be a fundamental obstacle for foreign companies in China in the field of Construction. Despite many reforms, China is still far from guaranteeing a procurement level playing field for foreign companies in the construction sector. According to the EU parliament, the longer China fails to accede to the World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and open up its procurement markets, the more likely it is to end up in the crosshairs of the EU’s proposed International Procurement Instrument.

• 2021-07-14 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online - Zoom Platform

The recently released Global Trade Alert (GTA) report refers to the important contribution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, while governments and the civil society demand multinational businesses to contribute more to achieve the SDGs, FDI’s steady decline poses a risk to achieving them. The GTA report investigates factors that are holding back FDI’s contribution to sustainable development and proposes recommendations that can reverse this trend: policy changes in FDI should enable international business to increasingly contribute to pressing global challenges.

• 2021-06-24 | 16:00 - 17:20
• Online

report review "Home Advantage: How China’s Protected Market Threatens Europe’s Economic Power"

• 2021-05-11 | 16:30 - 17:30
• Online (webinar link will be shared prior to the event)

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, has been working on the digital yuan since 2014 and is currently leading the field on establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which could lead China to become one of the first major economies to introduce a sovereign digital currency. In April 2020, PBOC launched a pilot program in four Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing’s satellite city Xiong’an.

The CBDC could have a major impact and, to a certain extent, challenge the dominant role of third-party payment systems such as Alipay and WeChat Pay. CBDC will be a replacement for cash and will be controlled by PBOC. Furthermore, if successfully deployed, CBDC may bring China one step closer to its goal for Yuan internationalisation.

A conversation on the progress made in China around CBDC as well as the possible outcome and impacts is truly necessary given the nature of CBDC as a potential game changer in the financial services sector.

The European Chamber is pleased to welcome Dr. Yong Xia, China Chief Architect at HSBC Shanghai and Dr. David Wen, Professor at Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) who will bring valuable insights and perspectives on the matter at hand. Join us Tuesday, 13th March 4pm-5:30pm (GMT+8) online via Zoom.

• 2021-04-13 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online

CAI series

• 2021-03-25 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom (Online Meeting)