This episode covers data on foreign direct investment in China in 2022, the State Council’s emphasis on expanding consumption in 2023, China’s manufacturing and services activity in January, and the International Monetary Fund’s global economic growth forecasts. On the Chamber side, the Business Confidence Survey 2023 opened on 30^th January for members to give their input on China’s business sentiment.

This episode covers China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, producer and consumer prices, import and export data in December and the year 2022; and Guangdong Province’s 2023 GDP target, with comments from Klaus Zenkel, chair of the Chamber’s South China Chapter. From the Chamber side, the January/February 2022 issue of EURObiz on stability is available to download.

This episode covers the resumption of international travel with comments from Tammy Qiu, vice chair of the European Chamber’s Aviation and Aerospace Working Group; border reopening between the Mainland and Hong Kong; and Caixin’s data on business activity in December. From the Chamber side, on 9^th January, a delegation kicked off its first in-person European Tour in Brussels after three years of the pandemic.

This episode covers China’s easing of its pandemic control measures; manufacturing and services activity data in December; and Rhodium Group’s prediction of China’s 2022 gross domestic product growth rate and 2023’s growth prospects. Join the Chamber’s national webinar on 9^th January on US export controls and their impact on businesses.

This episode covers November’s manufacturing, retail and services data, and unemployment rate; the new guideline to stabilise domestic demand; outcomes of the Central Economic Work Conference; and a plan to promote the development of modern logistics by 2025. From the Chamber side, its Intellectual Property Rights Working Group submitted comments to the China National Intellectual Property Administration on the revised draft of the Patent Examination Guidelines.

This episode covers measures to further optimise pandemic control and boost economic recovery, BioNTech’s mRNA vaccines to be permitted for German citizens residing in China, Chinese producer and consumer prices in November, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s meeting with six major international economic organisations during the 7^th “1+6” Roundtable. In addition, the November/December 2022 edition of the European Chamber’s bimonthly magazine, EURObiz on diversity and inclusion, which is available to download here, is introduced.

This episode covers the business implications of European Council President Charles Michel’s visit to China, November foreign trade data, the expansion of the Geographical Indications products from the EU, and former Chinese President Jiang Zemin’s passing. Join the Cybersecurity Conference online on 12^th December to understand China’s regulatory developments in cybersecurity and data protection.

This episode covers the European Chamber’s comments on the ’20 Measures’, which are aimed at optimising China’s COVID containment policy; data on Chinese manufacturing and services activity in November released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics; the International Monetary Fund’s annual examination of the state of China’s economy and predictions of economic growth; and industrial profits during the first ten months of 2022. In addition, the European Chamber will host its annual conference dedicated to China’s economic outlook on the 9th of December.

This episode is recorded under unusual circumstance, with your hosts unable to access the European Chamber’s Beijing office although there is no confirmed case in the building.

This episode covers the COVID-19 flare-up in Beijing, with comments from Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of the European Chamber; measures to improve employment among fresh graduates released by the Ministry of Education; and data on China’s actual use of foreign investment in the first ten months of 2022. News from the Chamber includes participation in a high-level roundtable co-hosted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and China News Service, where policies and measures related to the construction of China’s carbon market were introduced.