Category: China ShortCuts

9th September 2026: August Foreign Trade Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s August 2026 foreign trade in goods data
  • China’s August 2026 producer price index and consumer price index
  • Interest, dividends and profit distributions received by foreign individuals from FIEs are to be subject to a 20 per cent tax
  • Ministry of Commerce media briefing on EU-China trade talks

Listeners are also invited to attend the official launch of the European Chamber’s European Business in China Position Paper 2026/2027 online on 22nd September.

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2nd September 2026: August PMIs

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s August 2026 Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMIs)
  • RatingDog China August 2026 General Manufacturing and Services PMIs
  • European Commission President von der Leyen’s La Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France 2026 Speech

Listeners are also invited to join a closed-door roundtable with Professor Liu Qiao of Peking University on rebuilding China’s growth paradigms. The event will take place in Beijing on 10th September.

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26th August 2026: Jan-Jul FDI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s January-July 2026 utilised FDI
  • China’s January-July 2026 online retail sales
  • Chinese Ministry of Justice declares EU probe into JD.com as unlawful
  • The EU’s End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) enters into force

Listeners are also invited to attend a breakfast roundtable with Covington & Burling LLP senior counsel and former Assistant United States Trade Representative Timothy P. Stratford on US-China trade relations.

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19th August 2026: China’s July Macro Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s July macroeconomic data;
  • China’s January-July urban fixed asset investment;
  • Chinese Premier chairs State Council plenary meeting; and
  • The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) enters into general application

Listeners are also invited to join a series of case-sharing events, at which winners of its 2025 Sustainable Business Awards will share their insights.

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12th August 2026: June Foreign Trade Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s June foreign trade in goods data
  • China’s July consumer and producer price indices
  • Implementation Measures for Minimum Renewable Energy Consumption Ratios and Renewable Electricity Consumption Responsibility Weights
  • MOFCOM launches national security probe into imported office equipment featuring foreign software
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5th August 2026: July PMI

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s July 2026 manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI data
  • The RatingDog July 2026 China General Manufacturing PMI
  • China’s July 2026 Politburo meeting
  • MOFCOM issues excess capacity position paper
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29th July 2026: H1 Foreign Direct Investment

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s January-June 2026 foreign direct investment (FDI);
  • China’s January-June 2026 industrial profits;
  • China adds 14 EU entities to its export control list; and
  • European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs visits China.
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22nd July 2026: H1 Macro Data

This episode contains segments on:

  • China’s January to June urban unemployment rate;
  • China’s January to June real estate data;
  • China’s January to June urban fixed asset investment;
  • China’s January to June households’ income and consumption expenditure;
  • A joint announcement by the French president and the German chancellor; and
  • European Chamber meets European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Joergensen.
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15th July 2026: Q2 GDP Performance

This episode contains segments on:

  • China second quarter GDP performance;
  • June industrial production and retail sales;
  • June foreign trade in goods data;
  • June consumer and producer price indices;
  • China’s Five-year Plan for Boosting Consumption;
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s EU visit.
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8th July 2026: New Energy Roadmap

This episode contains segments on:

  • The 15th Five-year Plan for the Construction of a New Energy System;
  • China’s Jan-May 2026 foreign direct investment;
  • RatingDog China General Manufacturing and Services PMIs; and
  • The EU Steel Regulation enters into force.

The May/June edition of EURObiz is available to download on the European Chamber’s office website.

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