What are the roadblocks encountered by these? The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our first Working Group meeting of Phase III of the Centre, where three expert panelists will discuss SME financing from the perspectives of banking, innovation funding and consumer finance. The meeting will take place on Monday, 2nd November from 16:00-17:30 both online and offline.

• 2020-11-02 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Zoom/Beijing Offices

Although the pandemic abruptly halted Asia’s momentum as a rising economy, after this crisis the region plans to be well on its way to making the ‘Asian Century’ a reality. Excluding newly industrialized economies in Asia, regional growth is estimated at 6.6% in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank. Asia’s leaders are faced with an array of challenges when looking to continue growth, considering institutional, financial, environmental transformations amongst many others are needed to make this possible.

Will Asia turn to its European counterparts for guidance? How should Europe engage? Inevitably, how will the upcoming US elections play a role in this relationship?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder & Managing Partner, FutureMap and author of The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century for a webinar moderated by Vijay Gokhale, 32nd Foreign Secretary of India 2017 – 2018, Indian ambassador to China 2016-2017. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on Friday 30th October from 9:30am-10:30am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

• 2020-10-30 | 09:30 - 10:30
• Online - Zoom Platform

European Chamber Tianjin Chapter cordially invite you to join us on this tour to Turck (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd. 中国欧盟商会天津分会诚挚邀请您加入我们本次的工厂参观，一同走进图尔克（天津）科技有限公司。

• 2020-10-30 | 13:00 - 16:30
• Turck (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd

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
• Zoom/网络直播

THE 45TH-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF EU-CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND EUCCC 20TH ANNIVERSARY NETWORKING

• 2020-10-16 | 14:30 - 17:30
• 3F， Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Convention Centre Hotel 天津万丽泰达酒店

The fragility and interconnectedness of our world powers continues to quickly unravel throughout the pandemic and the impact is clear: a declining economy. Taking this into consideration, key questions arise: who will be the first to break under this ultimate stress test? Looking forward, will the US remain isolated and raise further its national walls? Will China step forward and call for global unity?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to welcome Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and author of Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment for a webinar moderated by Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Former US Ambassador to NATO; Former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on Monday 12th October from 9am-10:30am (GMT+8) via Zoom.

• 2020-10-12 | 09:00 - 10:00
• Online - Zoom Platform

2020 European Chamber Business Gala Dinner - 20th Anniversary Celebration!
中国欧盟商会天津分会2020商务社交晚宴 - 庆祝中国欧盟商会20周年！

• 2020-09-25 | 18:15 - 21:30
• Conrad Hotel Tianjin, Grand Ballroom

The European Chamber is honored to invite mentors from the initial cycle of the mentoring programme Charlotte Roule, CEO of ENGIE China, Vice President of European Chamber and Denis Depoux, Global Managing Director, Managing Director Greater China, Head of Asia of Roland Berger to share their views on the importance of the women’s representation in leadership teams and how the CIMI can facilitate the female leadership development. This webinar will be moderated by Laurie O'Donnell, Managing Director at Cornerstone International Group.

• 2020-09-25 | 11:00 - 12:00
• Online - Zoom Online Meeting Platform

First introduced at a politburo meeting in May, the new ‘dual circulation’ strategy (DCS) has immediately become a buzzword and been widely discussed both home and abroad. The strategy envisions a new economic development mode by relying less on global integration and expanding domestic reliance.

2020年5月，中共中央政治局常委会会议首次提出“构建国内国际双循环相互促进的新发展格局（双循环）”战略。“双循环”战略，旨在 “逐步形成以国内大循环为主体、国内国际双循环相互促进的新发展格局”，在全球经济波动、不稳定因素增加的大背景下，提高国内经济的弹性和自给自足的能力，在刺激内需的同时，继续吸引外资，稳定国际贸易。“双循环”战略的提出，引起海内外的密切注和广泛讨论。

• 2020-09-23 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405

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