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21st May 2025: April Macroeconomic Indicators

This episode contains segments on:

  • China April official macroeconomic indicators
  • Action plan to advance China’s digitalisation
  • Anti-dumping duties on imported polyoxymethylene copolymer
  • Yicai report on household savings

Listeners are invited to attend the European Chamber’s annual Business Confidence Survey online launch on 28th May.

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14th May 2025: April Foreign Trade Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China April foreign trade data;
  • US-China joint decision to reduce mutual tariffs; and
  • China April Price Indices.

Listeners are also invited to join a hybrid event China’s Healthcare Sector – What Role for European SMEs? on 19th May.

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7th May 2025: Sanctions lifted on European Parliament

This episode contains segments on:

  • China lifts sanctions on members and a subcommittee of the European Parliament
  • Caixin China Manufacturing and Services PMI in April
  • Rhodium report: Was Made in China 2025 Successful?

The March/April 2025 edition of the Chamber’s bimonthly magazine, EURObiz, is available to download from the Chamber’s website.

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30th April 2025: April PMI

This episode contains segments on:

  • April official manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI;
  • Q1 industrial profits;
  • China’s Law on the Promotion of the Private Economy adopted; and
  • China to introduce more measures to boost the economy.

Listeners are also invited to join the launch of the preliminary findings of the Chamber’s Flash Survey on the US-China Trade War on 8th May.

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23rd April 2025: Q1 FDI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s actual use of foreign direct investment in the first quarter;
  • Guideline for improving cross-border flow of financial data;
  • Work plan to accelerate services opening up; and
  • Latest developments regarding China’s efforts at opening its healthcare sector to foreign participation

The Chamber is conducting an anonymous survey among members on the US-China trade war. Please fill in the survey before 27th April to influence our advocacy strategy.

Correction: the actual use of FDI in March soared 13.2 per cent compared to last year.

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16th April 2025: Q1 GDP

This episode contains segments on:

  • GDP growth in the first quarter and macroeconomic indicators in March;
  • Foreign trade data in March;
  • EU member states adopt proposals to postpone the application of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; and
  • Price indices in March.

Listeners are also invited to join an exclusive dialogue with Timothy Stratford, Senior Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, on 18th April. The event will take place in Beijing and attendees can also watch online.

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9th April 2025: China Responds to US Tariffs

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s measures in response to the US tariffs on imports from China;
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds phone call with Chinese Premier Li Qiang; and
  • China extends anti-dumping probe into EU brandy

Listeners are also invited to attend the launch of the Chamber’s latest report Made in China 2025: The Cost of Technological Leadership on 16th April.

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2nd April 2025: Uptick in Manufacturing Activity

This episode contains segments on:

  • Manufacturing and services purchasing manager’s index (PMI) in March;
  • European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič visited Beijing and met with Chamber representatives;
  • Chinese president held talks with foreign business CEOs in Beijing; and
  • Profits at larger industrial firms in January and February 2025.

Listeners are also invited to join the event ‘Leveraging E-Commerce in China While Protecting Your IP’, taking place on 9th April in Beijing.

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26th March 2025: China Development Forum

This episode contains segments on the:

  • China Development Forum 2025;
  • State Council’s Opinions on Further Strengthening Trade Policy Compliance Efforts;
  • Provisions on the Implementation of the Anti-foreign Sanctions Law; and
  • Revised Regulations to Protect Payments to SMEs.

Listeners are also invited to an event on 1st April to hear Professor Da Wei, a renowned international relations expert, discuss United States-China relations and Trump 2.0.

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19th March 2025: Action Plan to Boost Consumption

This episode contains segments on:

  • Action Plan to Boost Consumption;
  • Utilisation of foreign direct investment in January and February;
  • Macroeconomic indicators in January and February; and
  • Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting.

The Chamber launched a new member service The EU China Business Digest.

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