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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9th October 2024: EU tariffs on Chinese EVs
This episode contains segments on: EU tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China; Anti-dumping measures against EU brandy; Policies to stabilise the economy and boost investment; and Official purchasing managers’ index in September. Also, listeners are invited to join an event on 18th October with Dr Pascale Massot on her new book China’s Vulnerability Paradox: […]
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25th September 2024: Position Paper Launch in Shanghai
This episode covers segments on: Position Paper launch in Shanghai with Chamber representatives’ recommendations to companies and Chinese authorities; and New stimulus measures to support the financial, property and capital markets. Also, listeners are invited to join an event in Shanghai on 14th October to hear compliance advice on the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due […]
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11th September 2024: European Businesses’ Key Asks
On 11th September, the Chamber published its European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025. In this special edition, we have asked the panellists that attended the Position Paper launch to share their one key recommendation that, if acted on, would significantly improve the business environment for European firms in China. Speakers include European Chamber’s President […]
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Episode 29: China’s inbound travel recovery, a mixed picture
In the past year, the Chinese government has been promoting visa-free policies to boost inbound travel. During this summer, news about the big boom of China’s inbound tourists is all over the Chinese media. Foreign vloggers posted tons of travelling in China videos and some of them went viral on Chinese social media. In this […]
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5th September 2024: EU-China Cross-border Data
This episode contains segments on: The EU-China Cross-Border Data Flow Communication Mechanism launch; August data released for China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index; and Preliminary ruling in the anti-dumping probe of EU brandy imports. Also, listeners are invited to join the launch of the European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025 on 11th September in Beijing.
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28th August 2024: Shanghai’s New Plan for Further Opening
This episode contains segments on: Shanghai’s plan in extending policies trialled in free trade zones to new innovation zones; China’s anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy products; Industrial profits from January to July; Budget spending and revenues generated through land sales from January to July. Also, listeners are invited to attend the event on 4th September […]
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21st August 2024: FDI from January to July
This episode contains segments on: China’s actual use of foreign direct investment from January to July; China macroeconomic indexes in July; 2024 negative list for foreign investment access and measures to reach 2024 economic targets; European Commission’s draft definitive findings in anti-subsidy probe into battery electric vehicles imported from China. Also, listeners are invited to […]
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14th August 2024: New guideline on green transition
This episode contains segments on: China’s new guideline on green transition; Foreign trade data in July; Consumer and producer prices in July; and Rhodium Group & Atlantic Council’s China Pathfinder Q2 2024 update. Also, listeners are invited to join the event to hear the impact of EU elections on EU-China relations and European business in […]
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7th August 2024: Measures to boost consumption
This episode contains segments on: Politburo meeting on H2 economic work and measures to boost consumption; Official and Caixin China Purchasing Managers’ Index in July; and Five-year action plan to increase urbanisation. The July/August edition of the Chamber’s bimonthly magazine, EURObiz, is available to download from the Chamber’s website.
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Episode 28: Can European companies stay ahead of competition in China?
The European Chamber published its annual Business Confidence Survey in early May. Respondents reported that alongside economic and geopolitical challenges, competition is also a key hurdle for their business in China. In this episode, our host Gao Rui, senior marketing manager at the European Chamber, is joined by Jens Eskelund, president of the European Chamber, […]