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.
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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 Google Podcasts.
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27th September 2023: EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue
This episode contains segments on the 10th EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue; on a series of high-level dialogues held between the EU and China in areas including digital policies and the circular economy and on China’s pledge to promote the green development of the Belt and Road Initiative. From the Chamber’s side: join us…
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20th September 2023: China’s economic performance slightly improved in August
This episode contains segments on China’s August macroeconomic data that indicated a slight improvement in the country’s economic performance; on the European Commission’s announcement regarding an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles; on the Rhodium Group’s newly published research note on the challenges of diversifying away from the Chinese market and on China’s gradually increasing…
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13th September 2023: China’s slowing decline in exports and imports in August
This episode contains segments on China’s slowing decline in exports and imports in August; on a moderate increase in consumer prices that worked towards easing deflation worries and on a slight improvement in the performance of SMEs in August. From the Chamber’s side: the European Chamber will publish its European Business in China Position Paper…
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6th September 2023: the extension of China’s IIT policy for foreign nationals
This episode contains segments on the extension of China’s IIT policy for foreign nationals; on China’s manufacturing activity that continued to decline in August; on the slowing decline of the profits of China’s larger industrial firms; on China’s newly established bureau that is to promote the development of the country’s private economy. From the Chamber’s…
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23rd August 2023: China’s declining FDI
This episode contains segments on China’s FDI that dropped at the fastest rate recorded in over three years during the first seven months of 2023; on Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s emphasis on advancing the country’s digital economy as a means to support its economic recovery and high-quality development; on China’s central bank hinting at possible…
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16th August 2023: China’s State Council releases document on improving the foreign investment environment
This episode contains segments on the State Council’s newly released document aimed at improving the environment for foreign investment; on the decline in China’s producer and consumer price indices; on the latest development index of SMEs and on China’s slower-than-expected industrial production growth in July as well as the lowest expansion in retail sales this year. From…
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9th August 2023: China’s foreign trade declining further in July
This episode contains segments on the accelerating decline of China’s foreign trade; on the phone call between High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with the former invited to visit Beijing this autumn; on the 26 new measures announced by China’s Ministry of…
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2nd August 2023: China’s new policy incentives to encourage domestic consumption
This episode contains segments on China’s new policy incentives to encourage domestic consumption; on China’s official manufacturing PMI that contracted in July amid weak demand with the employment subindex dropping to the lowest level since January; on profits at larger industrial firms in China that dropped 16.8 per cent in the first half of 2023…
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26th July 2023: China’s pledges to promote private businesses and investment, policy and law briefing by MOFCOM
This episode contains segments on China’s recent pledges to promote the development of private businesses and private investment; a briefing session for the foreign business community on recent laws and policies, including cross-border data transfer, the Anti-Espionage Law and export controls organised by China’s Ministry of Commerce and the announcements by Chinese mobile payment platforms…
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19th July 2023: China’s Q2 GDP growth and other economic indicators
This episode contains segments on China’s Q2 GDP growth data and other economic indicators, such as industrial production, retail sales and foreign trade data from the first half of 2023 and June. China’s industrial production expanded 4.4% in June but the increase in retail sales dropped; the total value of China’s exports fell at the…