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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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12th March 2025: February Price Indices

This episode contains segments on:

  • Price indices in February;
  • Foreign trade data in January and February;
  • Secretary General Adam Dunnett joined CGTN’s live coverage of ‘Two Sessions’; and
  • Caixin China General Service PMI.

Listeners are also invited to join the event ‘Chat with Joerg Wuttke: What to Expect in Trump 2.0’ online on 17th March.

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5th March 2025: Annual Government Work Report

This episode contains segments on:

  • Annual Government Work Report;
  • Official Purchasing Manufacturing Index (PMI) in February;
  • European Commission to simplify rules on sustainability; and
  • The United States raised additional tariffs on Chinese imports.

Listeners are also invited to join the townhall briefing on 13th March in Beijing or online, during which President Jens Eskelund will share his key takeaways from the 2025 European tour.

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26th February 2025: Action Plan for Stabilising Foreign Investment

This episode contains segments on:

  • State Council’s Action Plan for Stabilising Foreign Investment
  • Actual use of foreign direct investment in China in January 2025
  • The Council of the EU adopts 16th sanction package on Russia’s war against Ukraine
  • Financial Times report on China’s spending on individual consumption

Listeners are also invited to join the event The German Election—Which Way Forward For EU-China Relations? on 27th February online or in Beijing.

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