Sharing on-the-ground insights from European business leaders and experts about China on current events, policy updates and the experiences of doing business across the country.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.
Five-minute weekly catch-up about the Chinese business landscape. Tune in every Wednesday for the latest economic data, market trends, and policy and regulatory updates.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.
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Episode 31: 2024 Keywords
At the end of 2024, three of the European Chamber’s Beijing colleagues – Beijing General Manager Carl Hayward, Head of European Affairs Ester Cañada Amela and Policy and Communications Manager Mariann Nagy – sat down with our host Gao Rui, senior marketing manager, to review the year and look forward to 2025. This episode focused […]
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11th December 2024: ‘Made in China’ defined
This episode contains segments on: A draft standard for government procurement of domestically produced products; Strengthening dual-use products export control to the United States; Consumer and producer price indices in November; Foreign trade data in November. From the Chamber’s side, Secretary General Adam Dunnett met Hainan provincial leaders at an event on the Hainan Free […]
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4th December 2024: Guidelines to develop digital trade
This episode contains segments on: Guidelines to further develop digital trade; Pilot work plan permitting the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals; November Official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and Caixin China Manufacturing and Services PMI; January to October industrial profits; Listeners are also invited to join the European Chamber Annual Conference: Looking Back and Moving Forward […]
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27th November 2024: Visa-free trial extended
This episode contains segments on: China extends visa-free trial programme; China expands scope of anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy imports; EU launches WTO case against China’s provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports; 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo. Listeners are also welcome to join the 2024 Cybersecurity Conference on 29th November in Beijing to learn […]
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Episode 30: EU-China Relations after the 2024 Elections
2024 has been an extraordinary year of elections. Two of the world’s largest economies, the European Union and the United States, voted for their new leadership. Due to the strong economic ties between China, the EU and the US, the ramifications of both elections could be enormous for European companies operating in China. In this […]
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20th November 2024: Export VAT Refund Update
This episode contains segments on: Value-added tax refund adjustment for certain exports; Industrial output in October; Retail sales in October; New export regulations on dual-use items. Listeners are also invited to join a conference on 27th November in Beijing to explore the economic opportunities in National Climate Targets.
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13th November 2024: Foreign trade data in October
This episode contains segments on: Foreign trade data in October; The consumer and producer price indexes in October; Local government debt swaps; Loan data for the first 10 months of 2024. Listeners are also welcome to join the ESG Strategies Conference on 21st November in Shanghai to gain valuable perspectives on emerging trends in ESG.
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6th November 2024: Pledges to further open up
This episode contains segments on: Chinese Premier pledges to further open its economy; Official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in October; Caixin China General PMI in October; China’s installed power generation capacity by September; Also, listeners are welcome to join an event on 12th November in Beijing to gain an exclusive insight into Brunswick’s China sentiment […]
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30th October 2024: EU’s definitive tariffs on Chinese EVs
This episode contains segments on: EU’s definitive tariffs on battery electric vehicles imported from China; China’s foreign direct investment from January to September; Industrial profits in the first three quarters; and Finnish President’s official visit in China. The September/October edition of the Chamber’s bimonthly magazine, EURObiz, is available to download from the Chamber’s website.
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23rd October 2024: Third quarter GDP growth
This episode contains segments on: China’s GDP growth in the third quarter of 2024; the five-year loan prime rate (LPR) cut to stabilise property market; guidelines to address late or missed payments of government funds to enterprises; new regulation on export controls; and opinions on improving the quality of post-graduate education. Also, listeners are invited […]