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

Join us for an enlightening breakfast briefing on Friday 29th March, from 8:00-9:30, featuring Andrew Polk, Co-founder and Head of Economic Research at Trivium China. Mr Polk will delve into these pressing topics, sharing insights into the latest developments in US-China relations and China's macroeconomic outlook, as well as the wider implications for business.

• 2024-03-29 | 08:00 - 09:30
• Symphony Room,1F, Kempinski Hotel Beijing

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

[This is a closed meeting open to consortium partners’ management and relevant stakeholders of EU SME Centre Phase IV including European embassies, consulates, EU-funded projects and secretariat/board members from European chambers or business associations only].
To make sense of the host of announcements during the 2024 Two Sessions and what they mean for China’s economic, foreign policy and political trajectory, Neil Thomas, Fellow on Chinese Politics at Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, and Dan Wang, Chief Economist at Hang Seng Bank, will join on and offline our upcoming Policy Meeting, which will take place on Tuesday 19th March from 9:00-10:30 at the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. The meeting will be off-the-record and held under Chatham House rules.

• 2024-03-19 | 09:00 - 10:30
• Four Seasons Hotel Beijing

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

During this event, experts on Chinese intellectual property (IP) regulations will share the latest updates on China’s IP landscape, with a focus on the issues that will matter most for SMEs while navigating 2024.

• 2024-02-27 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

New Distribution Capability (or NDC) made its debut in 2012 when Lufthansa, British Airways, American Airlines were the first to adopt NDC. Generally speaking, NDC is essentially an XML standard created by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to allow airline service providers to deliver rich content and ancillaries to their customers. Being a new communication protocol, NDC enables essential information directly transferred to online travel agencies, GDSs, and travel management companies.

• 2019-12-19 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

Session 1. Update on the recent Chinese policies on Hydrogen and its application in automotive sector(Chinese language only)中国氢能政策展望及氢能在汽车领域的应用（会议语言为中文 Chinese Language, your are encouraged to take your own translator to do the whisper translation)
Session 2. Outlook on the global development of hydrogen (English language)

• 2019-12-13 | 09:00 - 12:20
• European Chamber Beijing Office, Office C405