EURObiz Issue 72 (January/February 2023)

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The January/February 2023 issue of EURObiz focusses on ‘stability’, a word that cropped up regularly during the recent 20th Party Congress. However, the uncertainty under zero-COVID and the abrupt end to the enforcement of those measures meant a different reality for most people. To make things worse, COVID is just one part of the story; energy supplies, real estate, local government debt levels and even regional peace all appear to stand on shaky ground heading into 2023.

Other topics covered in this issue include:

  • Revitalising the Greater Bay Area: A new Guangzhou Nansha tax incentive
  • Regenerative Forestry: Its role in safeguarding biodiversity
  • #BecauseofUs: International cargo relay reduces costs and carbon footprints

Read articles online on EURObiz website.

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EURObiz Issue 73 (March/April 2023)

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The March/April 2023 issue of EURObiz focusses on research and development (R&D). As highlighted by the European Chamber’s joint report with the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), China’s Innovation Ecosystem: The Localisation Dilemma, there are many benefits to conducting R&D in China—such as the speed of actioning concepts, the size of the potential market—but longlasting challenges deter many European companies from conducting cutting-edge R&D within Chinese borders.

Other topics covered in this issue include:

  • EU Tour 2023: Advocacy highlights from the first in-person tour in three years
  • Protection of Women's Rights in the Workplace: New regulatory updates in China
  • Cross-industry Mentor Initiative: Cycle 3 wrap-up and cycle 4 kick-off

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EURObiz Issue 74 (May/June 2023)

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2023 marks 10 years since the Rana Plaza disaster in a garment factory in Bangladesh, when 1,132 workers perished in a fire, the deadliest incident of its kind. In the decade since, workers, consumers, chief executives and governments are increasingly focussing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and the roles that they can and should play to improve living conditions, increase efficiency and generate sustainable incomes. The May/June 2023 issue of EURObiz looks at why ESG is important for European business in China, and the areas in which opportunities for investment and engagement can be found.

Other topics covered in this issue include:

  • Business Confidence Survey 2023: Rebuilding after the storm
  • End of an Era: Exit interview with Jörg Wuttke
  • Changing of the Guard: European Chamber 2023 election results
  • Nanjing Position Paper 2023/2024: Recommendations to boost Jiangsu’s and Nanjing’s international reputations
  • #BecauseofUs: Protecting Pharmaceutical IP in China’s Drug Procurement: Coordinated governance

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EURObiz Issue 75 (July/August 2023)

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The European Chamber continues to emphasise that the majority of its members are ‘in China, for China’. Current geopolitical tensions and self-sufficiency drives may have cast gloom on the outlook for this approach, but as Ursula von der Leyen said, Europe wants to ‘de-risk’, not ‘decouple’, from China. The July/August 2023 issue of EURObiz looks at what being ‘in China, for China’ means, and how this strategy may need to evolve if the trend towards derisking evolves.

Other topics covered in this issue include:

  • Interpretation of China’s Measures of CBDT Security Assessment
  • China’s Dairy Sector: Market, technical requirements and opportunities, for EU producers
  • ESG Management: Compliance and opportunities for European enterprises in China
  • Trademark Squatting: A case study from the China IP SME Helpdesk
  • #BecauseofUs: Creating a level playing field for imported food

Read articles online on EURObiz website.

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EURObiz Issue 76 (September/October 2023)

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China’s Ministry of Emergency Management has announced that in the first nine months of this year, the country suffered direct economic losses of over CNY 308 billion (just under EUR 40 billion) from natural disasters. Meanwhile, Bloomberg has reported that wildfires this summer cost Europe EUR 4.1 billion. European Chamber members will have to prepare for increasingly common extreme weather events affecting both their operations in China and their headquarters in Europe, not to mention their global supply chains. Therefore, the September/October 2023 edition of EURObiz focusses on climate change in China, in an effort to help prepare Chamber members for the difficult road ahead.

Other topics covered in this edition include:

  • Position Paper 2022/2023: Regaining momentum – how to restore business confidence
  • Individual Income Tax: Key points on the four-year extension of China’s preferential policy for foreign national workers
  • #BecauseofUs: Advocacy to alleviate bottlenecks for the medical device industry in implementation of GB 9706 standards series

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EURObiz Issue 77 (November/December 2023)

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During COVID, as China closed its borders and implemented strict ‘zero-COVID’ measures, many foreign nationals were either locked out of the country and unable to return, or moved back home or to other countries where they could access their families more easily. When China reopened its borders, it was hoped that some of these foreign nationals would return, or new faces arrive, but many European Chamber member companies are still struggling to attract and retain staff, which demonstrates that zero-COVID was not the only problem. The November/December 2023 edition of EURObiz looks at attracting and retaining talent, to examine the reasons why companies may be having difficulties in this area.

Other topics covered in this issue include:

  • Advocating in Europe for European Businesses in China: Highlights of the 2023/2024 EU Tour
  • Corporate Social Responsibility: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the European Chamber CSR Awards
  • Avoiding Third-party Copyright Infringement in Marketing Campaigns: A case study by the China IP SME Helpdesk
  • European Chamber Flash Survey: The impact of China’s data regulations on European business

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