Press Releases

2023-11-13 > All chapters

European Chamber statement on MOFCOM Clean-up of Unreasonable Differential Treatment between Domestic and Foreign Investors

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced its intention to remove some of the barriers that currently prevent FIEs from competing with Chinese companies on an even footing.

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2023-11-03 > Shanghai

EU COMPANIES NEED TO SEE TANGIBLE BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM 2023 CIIE

A flash survey released today by the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China reveals that China’s ambitions for the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to attract foreign investment are at risk.

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2023-09-20 > All chapters

European Chamber Calls for Urgent Action to Restore Business Confidence

Beijing, 20th September 2023 – The European Chamber today published its European Business in China Position Paper 2023/2024 (Position Paper 2023/2024).

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2023-08-28 > All chapters

European Chamber Statement on the Extension of China’s IIT Policy for Foreign Nationals

The four-year extension of the individual income tax (IIT) regime for foreign nationals, under which certain expenses—including housing, children’s education and language training—are treated as non-taxable is very positive news.

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2023-08-14 > All chapters

Statement on State Council’s Opinions on Attracting and Optimising Foreign Investment

On 13th August, China’s State Council released the Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (Opinions).

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2023-06-21 > All chapters

European Chamber Report Finds Significant Deterioration of Business Confidence in China

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, in partnership with Roland Berger, today released its European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2023 (BCS).

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2023-04-21 > All chapters

China’s Push to Localise Foreign R&D Elicits Diverse Responses from European Companies

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber), in partnership with the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), today published China’s Innovation Ecosystem: the localisation dilemma.

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2023-03-10 > Tianjin

European Chamber Report Outlines Plan for Tianjin to Realise its Potential

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China today released the Tianjin Position Paper 2023/2024.

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2023-02-14 > Shanghai

European Chamber Urges Shanghai to Act to Restore Business Confidence

The European Chamber published its Shanghai Position Paper 2023/2024. It outlines how Shanghai can restore its reputation as an internationally competitive city, after three years of stringent pandemic control measures rocked business confidence.

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