Throughout the past months, various actors in the EU have been sounding the alarm bells regarding overcapacities generated by Chinese production in a number of key sectors. Will the overcapacity set China, the EU, and the US on a dangerous course of trade confrontation in 2024? What are the policy options the three actors have at hand to address this issue? And how should companies incorporate all of these considerations in their business strategy?

Join us on 29th April for the fresh insights from Rhodium Group on China’s overcapacity outlook, as well as for a discussion with European industry representatives on their on-the-ground experience dealing with overcapacities.

• 2024-04-29 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Teams/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

On 22nd March, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) officially issued the ‘Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Flow of Data’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘New Rules’), revamping the cross-border data transfer rules in place since 2022. The New Rules constituted a much-awaited announcement that is expected to lessen the administrative burdens and cross-border data transfer bottlenecks facing many companies, and provide a more internationalized environment for MNCs as well as Chinese local companies with overseas needs.

• 2024-03-29 | 16:30 - 18:00
• Teams/ European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

2024 is an important year for China on further economic recovery and also provides challenges and opportunities for companies to explore business in China. The ‘Two Sessions (Lianghui)’ and the China Development Forum (CDF) will guide China’s economic growth and provide new engines for business. At the same time, a stable and healthy bilateral EU-China relationship is strategically significant for the economy and companies.

Welcome to join us to outlook the China economic growth, explore the opportunities under the uncertain EU-China relations, discuss how will the 'Two Sessions' convey confidence in 2024 economy, and talk with economists and experts on new business opportunities in China.

• 2024-03-27 | 15:00 - 16:30
• Teams / European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The European Chamber cordially invites you to attend the launch of its latest publication, produced in partnership with China Macro Group (CMG), on 20th March 2024.

European Chamber president Jens Eskelund and CMG co-founder and managing director Markus Herrmann Chen will present the key findings of the report. Following this, president Eskelund and former Chamber presidents Joerg Wuttke, Mats Harborn and Davide Cucino will discuss the impact that state-led risk management and economic-security-focussed policies are having on European companies in China.

• 2024-03-20 | 09:00 - 11:30
• Beijing Ballroom, 3F, Four Seasons Hotel

European Chamber Women's Day Workshop
Gender Diversity: Empowering Female Leadership In Business

• 2024-03-07 | 13:30 - 15:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

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

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 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