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29th October 2025: Jan–Sep FDI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s January–September FDI utilisation;
  • The Fourth Plenum of the CPC Central Committee Communiqué;
  • China’s January–October industrial profits; and
  • US-China and EU-China talks on rare earth export controls.

Listeners are also invited to attend an event on 5th November in Beijing on MNCs’ China strategies in the era of AI.

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22nd October 2025: Q3 GDP

This episode contains segments on:

  • China third quarter GDP;
  • China September macroeconomic data; and
  • Fourth Plenum of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

Listeners are also invited to join the Carbon Neutrality Conference in Shanghai on 30th October, focussing on supply chains decarbonisation.

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15th October 2025: September foreign trade data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China September foreign trade data;
  • China tightening export controls on rare earths;
  • China official September Manufacturing and Non-manufacturing PMI; and
  • China September price indices.

The European Chamber’s second tour to Brussels this year concluded at the end of September. Join the townhall briefing on 20th October in Beijing or online to hear the tour’s key takeaways from the President.

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Episode 33: European Businesses’ Wish List for China’s 15FYP

The European Chamber’s annual flagship report, the European Business in China Position Paper, was released on 17th September. As 2025 is the last year of China’s 14th Five-year Plan (FYP), this year’s Executive Position Paper reviews the plan’s outcomes and provides constructive recommendations for the upcoming 15FYP, based on feedback from our member companies.

In this episode, our host Carl Hayward, director of communications at the European Chamber, sat down with European Chamber President Jens Eskelund and Vice President Stefan Bernhart, to discuss the past five years from the perspective of European business in China, and to look forward and highlight some of the areas that European companies hope will characterise China’s economic development over the next half decade.

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24th September 2025: Jan-Aug FDI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China January-August utilised FDI;
  • Profit growth of central SOEs during the 14FYP period; and
  • 1st International Expo of Geographical Indication Products.

The European Chamber’s second Brussels tour this year started on 22nd September.

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17th September 2025: August Macroeconomic Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China August macroeconomic data
  • US-China high-level meeting in Madrid
  • New measures on boosting service consumption
  • China January-July services trade

On 17th September, the European Chamber released its annual European Business in China Position Paper, which is available to download for free from the Chamber’s official website.

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10th September 2025: August Foreign Trade Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China August foreign trade data;
  • China August price indices; and
  • China’s 2024 outbound direct investments.

Listeners are also invited to join the European Chamber’s Position Paper launch online on 17th September.

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4th September 2025: August PMI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China Official August Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
  • RatingDog China General Manufacturing and Services PMIs
  • Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Urban Development

EURObiz July/August 2025 issue is available to download from the European Chamber’s official website for free.

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27th August 2025: Jan-Jul FDI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China January-July utilised FDI;
  • China January-July industrial profits;
  • Opinions on Advancing the Green and Low-Carbon Transition and Strengthening the Building of the National Carbon Market; and
  • China January-July online retail sales.

Listeners are also welcomed to attend Sustainable Supply Chain Conference in Shanghai on 4th September.

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20th August 2025: New ‘K’ visa

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s new ‘K’ visa;
  • July retail sales and industrial output; and
  • China’s extension of the anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy products.

Listeners are also invited to join the Sustainable Supply Chain Conference on 4th September in Shanghai.

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