This episode contains China’s import and export data in May; China-European Business Forum organised by the Tianjin Municipal Government, with comments from Christoph Schrempp, chair of the European Chamber’s Tianjin Chapter; manufacturing and services activity data in May released by Caixin; and Rhodium Group’s report on local government debt and China’s economic growth prospect. From the Chamber side, join the event on 13^th June on the latest status and trends of COVID-19 in China and hear from experts about health and HR advice.

This episode covers the Chamber’s newly elected executive committee; manufacturing and services activity in May; and profits of China’s larger industrial firms in the first four months of 2023. From the Chamber side, join the first episode of a new event series on global industrial strategies on 8^th June, focussing on the United States’ Chips Act and the global semiconductor ecosystem.

This episode covers the resumption of international cruises, with comments from Tiger Young, chair of the European Chamber’s Maritime Manufacturing and Industrial Services Working Group; government plans for establishing a unified national market; and foreign direct investment into China in the first four months of 2023. From the Chamber side, the inaugural Government Affairs Conference will be held on 7^th June in Beijing.

This episode covers China’s carbon emissions in the first quarter of 2023, with comments from Clement Lix, vice chair of the European Chamber’s Energy Working Group; producer and consumer prices in April; industrial production activity, retail sales and urban unemployment data in April. From the Chamber side, South China Chapter attended a meeting with the Guangdong governor.

This episode contains manufacturing activity in April; the direction of China’s economy in the first quarter of 2023 outlined in a third-party report; signals from April Politburo meeting on China’s economy; and foreign trade data in April. From the Chamber side, recent high-level engagements with key interlocutors were introduced.

This episode covers the Shanghai International Automotive Industry Exhibition, with comments from Mr Zhang Hongzhuo, chair of the Automotive Working Group; China’s foreign direct investment in the first quarter of 2023; a high-level meeting between the European Union and China; and measures aimed at stabilising foreign trade. From the Chamber side, a new report and a new issue of EURObiz magazine on research and development in China are introduced.

This episode covers China’s first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, macroeconomics indexes and foreign trade data in March. From the Chamber side, join the Nanjing Position Paper 2023/2024 launch on 27^th April to learn more about the Chamber’s recommendations on improving Jiangsu’s business environment.

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