Multiple research studies have shown that teams made up of people from a diverse set of backgrounds, ages and perspectives fare better than non-diverse teams. Building an inclusive environment is also important for employees to feel confident enough to make suggestions and be innovative. The same concept applies to society and policy-making as well as business. The November/December 2022 edition of EURObiz looks at diversity and inclusion, and its importance for European business.

Other topics covered in this edition include:

• The Road Ahead: Key business trends to watch in 2023
• China’s Biopharma Industry: Market prospect and investment paths
• #BecauseofUs: Revised standard allows more cheese types to enter Chinese market.

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Four decades since China’s reform and opening up era began, European Chamber member companies still regularly report encountering difficulties in gaining access to the Chinese market due to unofficial measures – such as ambiguous rules and regulations, excessive licensing systems and preferential treatment of domestic companies. The September/October 2022 edition of EURObiz focusses on such invisible market access barriers, and their impact on the business environment in China.

Also featured in this edition:

• The Customer is God: Updates to the draft Measures on Consumer Rights Protection for Banking and Insurance Institutions
• Position Paper 2022/2023: Ideology trumps the economy
• #BECAUSEOFUS: Helping China to build a regulatory system for high-end medical devices

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In the pre-COVID era, industry had supply chains down to a fine art. However, the delicacy of these channels became all too evident once the pandemic struck, while geopolitical tensions, grounded superships and environmental considerations have merely emphasised the point. The July/August 2022 edition of EURObiz focusses on the difficulties our members have been encountering with supply chains, and how they plan to evolve to mitigate such difficulties in future.

Also featured in this edition:

• The Missing Piece: Closing the gap on cross-border transfer of personal data
• Ever Choppier Waters: European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2022
• China Outlook and Difficult Choices: An active investor’s perspective
• A New Anti-trust Era: China’s amendments to its Anti-monopoly Law

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As governments step up their efforts to meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement, and consumers become increasingly aware of their individual carbon footprints, enterprises are also obliged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Following the release of the European Chamber’s Carbon Neutrality: The Role of European Companies in China’s Race to 2060, the May/June 2022 edition of EURObiz focusses on decarbonisation, and the aspects most relevant to our members.

Also featured in this edition:

• China’s Innovation Ecosystem: Right for many, but not for all
• Russia Sanctions and China’s Anti-sanctions Rules: What multinationals’ subsidiaries in China need to know
• European Chamber Annual General Meeting 2022: A year of advocacy successes, high-level meetings and growth
• #BECAUSEOFUS: New Regulations to Protect Pharmaceutical Patents and Foster Innovation

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In 2021, many European Chamber members reported that the profits from their operations in China in 2020 were higher than their group’s global average. This was mainly due to the rapid bounceback of the Chinese economy after the initial COVID breakout. However, China’s current zero-COVID stance and the resulting strict lockdowns nationwide mean European companies are now struggling to maintain operations. Therefore, the March/April 2022 issue of EURObiz focusses on communicating with HQ – interactions between China-based branches of European companies and their headquarters back in Europe, on pandemic-related disruptions to workflows, as well as flows of finances, data and technology, and unreasonable expectations from either side.

Also featured in this edition:

• Corporate Social Responsibility: And the path to carbon neutrality
• What’s Next?: After the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022
• Trade Secret Protection in China in the Civil Code Era
• The EU, the WTO and China: Intellectual property considerations and the path forward
• Beyond Pandas and Hotpot: The Southwest China Position Paper 2021/2022

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As a Xinhua article in Qiushi Theory said in August, “the term ‘common prosperity’, though not brand new, is more and more frequently used by Chinese policymakers. For people who seek to understand the Chinese-style modernization, interpret Chinese policies and find new investment opportunities, a correct view of the new catchphrase is important.” Therefore, the January/February 2022 issue of EURObiz focusses on common prosperity in order to help European Chamber members understand how they can access these new investment opportunities.

Also featured in this edition:

• Implementation Issues: Intellectual property protection in China over the past 20 years
• Standards of Living: How standardisation improves our quality of living
• 20 Years of China in the WTO: The European Chamber Annual Conference 2021

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