Press Releases
European Chamber Highlights Costs of China’s Technological Leadership Ambitions
The European Chamber today published its report Made in China 2025: The Cost of Technological Leadership, which details the experiences of European business in China over the 10-year period since the Made in China 2025 (MIC2025) plan was introduced.
Read moreStatement on the Recent Escalation of Tariffs by the US and China
The tariffs that the US has levied on Chinese imports will have a significant impact on European Chamber companies exporting from China to the US
Read moreStatement on US Tariffs Announced on 2nd April
In recent years, the majority of European Chamber member companies have been regularly reviewing their supply chains to identify vulnerabilities in the face of growing geopolitical and trade tensions.
Read moreStance 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.
Read moreStatement 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.
Read moreStatement 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.
Read moreEuropean 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.
Read moreShanghai’s 2020 International Financial Centre Goal Hindered by Capital Controls, RMB Inconvertibility, Opaque Regulation and Low Internationalisation
The European Chamber released a survey today revealing that although Shanghai’s financial ecosystem has made positive advances in recent years, the city will not reach its goal of becoming an international financial centre by 2020.
Read moreFutility of applying bilateral tariffs in a global economy increasingly apparent, as large firms side-step intended impact and small firms endure steady beating
From 12th– 20th September 2019, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China surveyed its member companies to better determine how they are being affected by the ongoing US-China trade war.
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