Stance on European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič’s March 2025 China Visit

European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefčovič, is scheduled to travel to Beijing, China in late March 2025 to meet with Chinese stakeholders. Commissioner Šefčovič will also meet with representatives from the European Chamber.

Statement on the 2025 Government Work Report

At the 2025 meeting of the National People’s Congress, similar to last year, China set a target for economic growth in 2025 at around 5 per cent and pledged to further deepen comprehensive reform and expand high-standard opening up.

Statement on the State Council’s 2025 Action Plan for Stabilising Foreign Investment

The plan is seen as a continuation of the Chinese Government's pledges from recent years regarding improving the business environment for foreign investment.

European Chamber Warns of High Costs of Siloing Operations in China

The European Chamber today published its report Siloing and Diversification: One World, Two Systems, which highlights the high cost to businesses and the economy as a result of companies being compelled to silo their operations in China.

European Union Chamber of Commerce in China: Another disappointing and limited Chinese offer to join the Government Procurement Agreement

Beijing, 06 December 2012– China promised in its WTO Accession Protocol to join the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) ‘as soon as possible’. Eleven years since WTO accession and five years after negotiations first started, China presented its fourth offer in Geneva on 5th December 2012. Although a minor improvement, notably through its inclusion of three additional provinces and through lowered threshold levels, this third revised GPA offer is still highly disappointing in terms of scope and coverage.

European Business in China Position Paper 2012/2013: Equal Access for All Would Bring about Rebalancing

Beijing, 06 September 2012 – The upcoming leadership transition provides the opportunity to enact much-needed reforms in China’s approach to foreign and domestic private investment, according to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, which today launched the 13th annual edition of its primary lobbying document, the European Business in China Position Paper 2012/2013.

Business Confidence Survey 2012: Despite strong growth optimism, regulatory concerns and rising costs are impacting upon European companies’ investment plans.

Beijing, 29 May 2012 -- China is becoming an increasingly important strategic market for European companies, but a significant proportion may shift investments away from China’s increasingly costly marketplace to other countries due to increased market pressures and missed opportunities caused by market access and regulatory barriers, according to the Business Confidence Survey 2012 released today by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

Private equity-backed companies in China outperform exchange-listed peers and deliver greater social

Private equity investments in China are paying both financial and social dividends according to the “2012 Survey on the Economic & Social Impact in China”.

European Chamber Statement on New Restrictions on Government Automobile Purchasing