This episode contains segments on:

• Guidelines to further develop digital trade;
• Pilot work plan permitting the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals;
• November Official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and Caixin China Manufacturing and Services PMI;
• January to October industrial profits;

Listeners are also invited to join the European Chamber Annual Conference: Looking Back and Moving Forward on 10^th December in Beijing to hear from business leader, economists, academics and China experts.

This episode contains segments on:

• China extends visa-free trial programme;
• China expands scope of anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy imports;
• EU launches WTO case against China’s provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports;
• 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo.

Listeners are also welcome to join the 2024 Cybersecurity Conference on 29^th November in Beijing to learn about the latest regulatory developments in the field of cybersecurity and data protection.

This episode contains segments on:

• Value-added tax refund adjustment for certain exports;
• Industrial output in October;
• Retail sales in October;
• New export regulations on dual-use items.

Listeners are also invited to join a conference on 27^th November in Beijing to explore the economic opportunities in National Climate Targets.

This episode contains segments on:

• Foreign trade data in October;
• The consumer and producer price indexes in October;
• Local government debt swaps;
• Loan data for the first 10 months of 2024.

Listeners are also welcome to join the ESG Strategies Conference on 21^st November in Shanghai to gain valuable perspectives on emerging trends in ESG.

This episode contains segments on:

• Chinese Premier pledges to further open its economy;
• Official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in October;
• Caixin China General PMI in October;
• China’s installed power generation capacity by September;

Also, listeners are welcome to join an event on 12^th November in Beijing to gain an exclusive insight into Brunswick’s China sentiment tracking research.

This episode contains segments on:

• EU’s definitive tariffs on battery electric vehicles imported from China;
• China’s foreign direct investment from January to September;
• Industrial profits in the first three quarters; and
• Finnish President’s official visit in China.

The September/October edition of the Chamber’s bimonthly magazine, EURObiz, is available to download from the Chamber’s website.

This episode contains segments on:

• China’s GDP growth in the third quarter of 2024;
• the five-year loan prime rate (LPR) cut to stabilise property market;
• guidelines to address late or missed payments of government funds to enterprises;
• new regulation on export controls; and
• opinions on improving the quality of post-graduate education.

Also, listeners are invited to join the EU-China Green Development Forum: Green Power Consumption and International Recognition on 28^th October in Beijing.

This episode contains segments on:

• Fiscal policy measures to boost the economy;
• Foreign trade data in September;
• Consumer and Producer Price indices in September; and
• Draft law on private sector promotion.

From the Chamber’s side, President Jens Eskelund and Vice President Stefan Bernhart visited key stakeholders in Brussels from 8^th to 10^th October.

This episode contains segments on:

• EU tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China;
• Anti-dumping measures against EU brandy;
• Policies to stabilise the economy and boost investment; and
• Official purchasing managers’ index in September.

Also, listeners are invited to join an event on 18th October with Dr Pascale Massot on her new book China’s Vulnerability Paradox: How the World’s Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets.