European Chamber Decoupling Report Launch | Decoupling: Severed Ties and Patchwork Globalisation Go back »
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Time2021-01-14 | 17:15 - 18:30
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Venue:Beijing Room, F3, Kempinski Hotel, Beijing | 北京凯宾斯基饭店 3层北京厅
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Fee:Members: CNY 200 |
Non Members: CNY 400
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With the future of globalisation now teetering on the edge of a precipice, the European Chamber and the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) are publishing a joint report on the current and potential costs of decoupling. The report covers four main themes of decoupling, broken down across nine sections: macro (political and financial); trade (supply chains and critical inputs); innovation (standards and R&D); and data and networks (data, network equipment and telecommunications services).
Some pinpoint the Trump Administration’s opening shots in the US-China trade war as the moment that decoupling really began. However, the US’ actions were predated by decoupling trends that had started several years before. China’s self-reliance campaign in strategic, high-technology sectors has been in motion for years, and was given a shot in the arm more than half a decade ago when the China Manufacturing 2025 initiative was first announced. Seemingly vindicated by the US-China trade and tech war, China’s leaders have doubled down on the self-reliance campaign, further exacerbating the trend towards decoupling and triggering a race to the bottom.
European companies operating in China have already been impacted in various ways. Many fear that a continuation along this perilous route towards a complete fracturing of economic and technological ties between the US and China may sound the death knell for their China business or force them into a ‘dual-track’ approach to technology and supply chains, either of which will cause irrecoverable damage to their global operations and home markets alike.
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to invite you to the launch of the Decoupling Report Decoupling: Severed Ties and Patchwork Globalisationon on 14th January 2021.
Kindly note that the press conference will be held in the morning session. If you are from the reporting press, please contact Mr. Yichi Zhang at yczhang@europeanchamber.com.cn.
Draft Agenda
16:30-17:15 Registration
17:15-17:45 Presentation of the Decoupling Report by Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President, European Chamber
17:45-18:30 Panel Discussion and Q&A
Panelists:
- Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus, Chief Representative, SEB Beijing
- Mr. Tony Wu, Senior Director of FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Chair of The Automotive Working Group in EU Chamber
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Mr. Jacob Gunter, Senior Policy and Communications Manager, European Chamber
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Ms. Ester Cañada Amela, Business Manager (European Affairs), European Chamber
Moderator:
- Mr. Carl Hayward, General Manager, European Chamber
This event is off-the-record and will follow the Chatham House rule; it will be in English without translation services.
About MERICS
Since its creation in 2013, MERICS has established itself as the go-to European think tank on China. With about 20 full-time research staff from different disciplines, MERICS is currently the largest European research institute focusing solely on contemporary China studies. Based in Berlin, MERICS plays an active role in informing European public debates on China and in providing senior decision-makers across Europe with in-depth China-related insights critical to their portfolios.
MERICS was founded by the Stiftung Mercator to strengthen knowledge and debate about China in Germany and Europe.
Independent research means MERICS experts will take a stand – one firmly grounded in liberal-minded and democratic values. In doing so, MERICS experts provide new perspectives on China and advise for shaping relations with it.
Terms & Conditions
Events and webinars have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. A confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent to registrants who have paid.
- Members can pay via WeChat QR code once registered.
- Non-members will receive an email with the payment code.
- Fapiao will be distributed to participants within 5-10 working days after the webinar.
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend the registered event, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to communicate your cancellation in a timely fashion, registration fee will not be refunded.
To cancel you can: 1) email lli@europeanchamber.com.cn, or 2) cancel online if you registered to the event through the website.
Advisory Council Policy
Members of Advisory Council may enjoy complimentary admission to this event. For further information please contact Mr. Luyang Syvänen at lsyvanen@europeanchamber.com.cn.
Media Contact
The European Chamber will hold in the morning session the press conference for the Decoupling Report Launch. If you are from the reporting press please contact Mr. Yichi Zhang at yczhang@europeanchamber.com.cn.
Disclaimer 免责申明
(1) Anti-COVID-19 & Related Health Measurement 防疫及其他健康措施
Participants must maintain proper social distancing norms and abide by the Beijing Municipal Government’s Epidemic Prevention and Control Rules (eg. wearing masks and so on). If you do not follow the relevant regulations, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China assumes no responsibility for any of your physical discomfort caused during and after the event. Thank you for your cooperation.
参与活动时，参会人应与他人保持适当距离（防疫考虑）并遵守北京市政府颁布的疫情预防控制要求（例如佩戴口罩等）。如您违反要求，中国欧盟商会对于您在活动中或者活动后的身体不适，不承担任何责任。感谢您的理解和配合。
(2) Personal Properties Security 个人财产安全
Please pay close attention to your personal properties onsite (cell phones, laptops, wallets, ID cards, etc.). The responsibility of any loss of personal properties on the conference site shall NOT be borne by the host. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
请您小心看护个人财产（手机、电脑、钱包、身份证件等）。如会议期间发生财物丢失，主办方将不承担任何责任。感谢您的配合与理解！
• Mr. Jacob Gunter, Senior Policy and Communications Manager, European Chamber
• Ms. Ester Cañada Amela, Business Manager (European Affairs), European Chamber
Speakers
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Vice President and Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Since joining BASF in 1997, Mr. Wuttke has been responsible for helping guide the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiation of large projects and government relations.
Previous to joining BASF, Mr. Wuttke worked with ABB for 11 years; in fact his first professional encounter with China was in 1988 as the Finance and Administration Manager of ABB Beijing. In 1990, he returned to Germany as Sales Manager of ABB Power Plants Division, responsible for gas turbine sales to Africa and Russia. In 1993, he became Chief Representative ABB China in Shanghai and in 1994 moved to the President's Office of ABB China in Beijing, where he was responsible for the development and financing of large projects.
From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Wuttke was the Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China. From 2007 to 2010, 2014 to 2017, and since May 2019 again he is the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
From 2011 to 2019, Mr. Wuttke was Chairman of the BIAC China Task Force of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC), a Paris based body of major business associations that lobbies the OECD.
From 2013 to 2016, and again since 2019 Mr. Wuttke is Vice Chairman of the CPCIF International Cooperation Committee, a group representing Multinational Companies in China’s Chemical Association.
Since its establishment in 2013, Mr. Wuttke is member of the Advisory Board of Germany’s foremost Think Tank on China, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), in Berlin.
In January 2019 Mr. Wuttke joined the International Board of the Stars Foundation, in Switzerland. stars - for Leaders of the Next Generation.
Dr. Mikko Huotari
Mikko Huotari is the Executive Director of MERICS. His research focuses on China’s foreign policy, China-Europe relations and global (economic) governance and competition. He has published on China’s rise as a financial power, trade and investment relations with Europe as well as on geopolitical shifts related to China's emergence as a global security actor.
Huotari studied in Freiburg, Nanjing and Shanghai. He holds a PhD from Freiburg University and was a guest scholar at the University of California in San Diego in 2017/2018. In 2019, Huotari was appointed as one of 15 German representatives to the German-Chinese Dialogue Forum.
Mr. Peter Ling-Vannerus
Peter Ling-Vannerus is responsible for developing and managing the Bank’s Business in Northern China, as well as monitoring the political and economic development of China for SEB. He studied at INSEAD and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Tony Wu
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