Category: China ShortCuts

18th March 2026: China’s 15th Five-year Plan

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s 15th Five-year Plan;
  • China’s January-February retail sales of consumer goods;
  • 2026 fiscal policy priorities; and
  • EU sanctions two Chinese tech companies.

Listeners are invited to attend a breakfast roundtable with Andrew Polk on 25th March in Beijing, to hear his insights into the ‘Two Sessions’ and the 15th Five-year Plan.

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11th March 2026: February Price Indices

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s February Price Indices;
  • 2026 Government Work Report; and
  • China’s January and February Foreign Trade Data.

Listeners are also invited to attend the European Chamber’s events on the 2026 Two Sessions in Beijing (or online) and in Shanghai.

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4th March 2026: February PMI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s February Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI);
  • January Inbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI);
  • German Chancellor Merz’s visit to China;

Listeners are also invited to join the European Chamber’s events to celebrate the International Women’s Day from 5th March to 7th March.

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11th February 2026: January CPI and PPI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s CPI and PPI in January 2026;
  • EU Launches In-depth probe into Chinese Wind Turbine Maker; and
  • Li Qiang Visit to Jiangxi.

The European Chamber’s Business Confidence Survey is still underway. If you are eligible, please fill in the survey before the survey closes.

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4th February 2026: January PMI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s January Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI);
  • 2025’s industrial profits;
  • 2025’s inbound foreign direct investment; and
  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China.

The January/February issue of EURObiz is available to download from the Chamber’s website here.

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21st January 2026: December Foreign Trade Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s December foreign trade data;
  • Q4 GDP;
  • December’s macroeconomic data; and
  • The State Council meeting on boosting consumption

The Chamber is conducting its annual Business Confidence Survey until 13th February. Members are invited to fill in the survey, and those who complete the survey will be entered into a lucky prize draw.

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14th January 2026: December Price Index

This episode contains segments on:

  • China December Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI);
  • EU to issue new minimum price plans for Chinese electric vehicles; and
  • EU commission issues new guidelines for the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

The Chamber will launch its annual Business Confidence Survey on 15th January. Members that complete the survey will be entered into a lucky draw to win prizes.

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7th January 2026: December PMI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s December PMI;
  • January–November industrial profits;
  • Hainan Free Trade Port customs closure; and
  • The revised Foreign Trade Law.

The November/December issue of EURObiz is available to download from the Chamber’s website here.

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17th December 2025: Central Economic Work Conference

This episode contains segments on:

  • Central Economic Work Conference
  • China’s November macroeconomic data: retail sales and industrial production
  • China’s trade surplus in the first 11 months of 2025

The European Chamber launched a report Dealing with Supply Chain Dependencies: Challenges and Choices, which is free to download from the Chamber’s official website.

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3rd December 2025: January-October Industrial Profits

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s industrial profits January-October;
  • China’s November Purchasing Managers Index (PMI);
  • French President Emmanuel Macron to visit China;
  • European Chamber Flash Survey on China’s Export Controls;

Listeners are also invited to attend the European Chamber Annual Conference 2025: Gearing Up for the 15th Five-year Plan on 11th December in Beijing.

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