This episode contains segments on:

• The State Council’s 2024-2025 Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction;
• May’s Official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and the Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI;
• The International Monetary Fund’s revised economic growth projection for China.

Also, European Business Organisation’s Worldwide Network released its Position Paper on the European Union’s new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which is available to download.

This episode contains segments on:

• China calling on hotels to accept foreign guests;
• Utilised foreign direct investment and industrial profits from January to April;
• The EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive.

Also, the European Chamber will hold a breakfast roundtable on June 6th in Beijing. Listeners are welcome to attend the event, where Dr Scott Rozelle will share his perspective on China’s latest human capital trends.

This episode contains segments on:

• Release of cross-border data transfer list in Shanghai’s Lin-gang Special Area;
• Macroeconomic indicators in April;
• China anti-dumping probe into chemical imports from the EU, US, Japan, Taiwan; and
• Rhodium Group and Atlantic Council’s China Pathfinder Q1 2024 update.

Also, listeners are invited to join the Annual General Meeting 2024 on 30^th May online or in Beijing if you are a member of the European Chamber.

This episode contains segments on:

• April’s foreign trade data, consumer price index and producer price index;
• Draft regulations on lithium batteries with comments from Ms Wang Pei, Chair of the Automotive Working Group; and
• China’s new agreements with Serbia and Hungary.

Also, listeners are invited to join the Cybersecurity Conference 2024 in Shanghai on 21^st May.

This episode contains segments on:

• President Xi’s visit to Europe;
• Labour Day outbound tourism;
• April manufacturing purchasing manager’s index;
• Industrial profits in the first quarter of 2024;
• Politburo’s measures to stimulate the economy;

Also, listeners are invited to join the Business Confidence Survey 2024 launch online on 10^th May to find out how European companies perceive the business environment in China.

This episode contains segments on:

• China’s 2023 environmental targets;
• EU’s new regulation to ban products with forced labour;
• Foreign direct investment data for Q1;
• Capital market reforms;

Also, listeners are invited to join an event on 29^th April in Beijing or online to understand Chinese overcapacity.

This episode contains segments on:

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and key economic indicators in the first quarter of 2024;
• Foreign trade data in March;
• Producer and consumer prices indices in March;
• German Chancellor Scholz’ visit to China
• New guidelines on strengthening capital market regulation.

From the Chamber’s side, the latest issue of EURObiz is released and available to download.

This episode contains segments on:

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange circular on optimising the administration of foreign exchange business;
• US Treasury Secretary Yellen’s visit to China;
• SME development index in the first quarter of 2024;
• Qingming Festival holiday domestic tourism data.

From the Chamber’s side, on 9^th April, a delegation met with Ana Gallego Torres, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers in Hangzhou.

This episode contains segments on:

• China’s net foreign direct investment in 2023;
• China’s official purchasing managers index (PMI) in March;
• Caixin China general manufacturing PMI in March;
• Profits at larger industrial companies in China in January and February.

From the Chamber’s side, an advocacy success has been achieved in food industry. Packaging requirements for five special dietary food categories are optimised following the Chamber’s recommendations.

This episode contains segments on:

• Final version of the Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Flows;
• Actual use of foreign direct investment in January and February;
• State Council’s action plan to attract foreign investment;
• China Development Forum 2024.

Also, listeners are invited to attend the half-day Sports Summit in Shanghai on 9^th April, to analyse various aspects of the fast-developing sports landscape in China.