Press Releases
Negative List Reductions Are Welcome, But Regulatory Reforms Are Crucial
The revisions to China’s negative lists announced on 30th June 2019, are a small but welcome additional step in China’s ongoing opening up process.
Read moreEuropean Chamber report calls for urgent China reforms amid increasing global challenges
European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2019 raises significant concerns, with issues like the Chinese economic slowdown and the US-China Trade War posing increasingly difficult challenges.
Read more中国欧盟商会呼吁中国加快改革步伐以应对全球挑战
中国欧盟商会联合罗兰贝格咨询公司于今天共同发布《商业信心调查2019》。该报告提出了一些欧洲在华企业存在的担忧，包括中国经济发展放缓和中美贸易摩擦加剧而产生的棘手挑战。在此大背景下，中国加快改革进程显得更加刻不容缓，应当尽快消除市场准入壁垒、减轻监管负担和去除执法不公现象，并且积极鼓励市场经济发展。
Read moreGeneral stance on the EU-China Summit 2019 Joint Statement
It is important that the EU and China were able to agree on the contents for a joint statement. Many of the points raised are significant and have been longstanding advocacy issues for the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
Read moreEuropean Chamber's Stance on the Foreign Investment Law
Although there were irregularities with the review and consultation periods, feedback has at least been given a degree of consideration.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Stance on the Annual Government Work Report Delivered at Two Sessions
The European Chamber urges China to follow through on the commitments made to expand market access, and provide equal treatment and an effective regulatory environment.
Read moreEuropean Chamber’s Stance on the (Draft) Foreign Investment Law
Rather than waiting to collect feedback on the first draft from stakeholders, the NPC carried out the second reading on 29th January, nearly a month before the deadline for the first call for comments.
Read moreEuropean 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.
Read moreEuropean 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.
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