This episode covers the European Chamber’s comments on the ’20 Measures’, which are aimed at optimising China’s COVID containment policy; data on Chinese manufacturing and services activity in November released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics; the International Monetary Fund’s annual examination of the state of China’s economy and predictions of economic growth; and industrial profits during the first ten months of 2022. In addition, the European Chamber will host its annual conference dedicated to China’s economic outlook on the 9th of December.

This episode is recorded under unusual circumstance, with your hosts unable to access the European Chamber’s Beijing office although there is no confirmed case in the building.

This episode covers the COVID-19 flare-up in Beijing, with comments from Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of the European Chamber; measures to improve employment among fresh graduates released by the Ministry of Education; and data on China’s actual use of foreign investment in the first ten months of 2022. News from the Chamber includes participation in a high-level roundtable co-hosted by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and China News Service, where policies and measures related to the construction of China’s carbon market were introduced.

This episode covers the updated inbound travel policy, based on the National Heath Commission’s recently released 20 measures to optimise China’s COVID-19 response as well as notices from Chinese embassies in several European countries; the on-the-ground situation for businesses in Beijing and Guangzhou due to COVID recent flare-ups, with comments from European Chamber Vice President and South China Chapter Chair Klaus Zenkel; and the first industry-specific carbon peaking plan, aimed at the building materials sector.

The European Chamber is currently collecting members’ comments on the draft National Social Credit System Law (details on how to participate here).

This episode covers German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to China; the 5^th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with comments from European Chamber Vice President and Shanghai Chapter Chair Bettina Schoen-Behanzin; China’s October foreign trade data; and China’s National Development and Reform Commission’s latest policy incentives for private investment. News from the Chamber includes high-level meetings with the new Ambassador-designate to the European Union and the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s International Department.

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This episode covers China’s manufacturing and services activity data in October; inhalable COVID-19 vaccines in Shanghai as a booster; the updated Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment, with comments from Mr Xu Zhonghua, chair of the Energy Working Group; and industrial profits data from the first nine months of this year. In addition, the September/October 2022 edition of EURObiz on invisible market access barriers, which is available to download here, is introduced.

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This episode covers the business implications of the Communist Party of China’s 20^th National Congress, China’s third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) and sectorial data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, September foreign trade data, and updates on the increase of international flights to China, with comments from Philippe Bardol, chair of the Chamber’s Aviation and Aerospace Working Group. In addition, details are provided on the upcoming 2^nd Carbon Neutrality Conference in Tianjin or online on 2^nd November (sign up here).

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This episode covers the National Development and Reform Commission’s take on the third-quarter performance of China’s economy; September producer and consumer price data; revised regulations relating to foreign-funded financial firms that service enterprise groups, with comments from Susan Gao, vice chair of the Chamber’s Banking and Securities Working Group; and the latest drop in container freight rates. News from the Chamber includes recent high-level meetings with EU stakeholders and an event on decarbonisation on 27^th October (sign up here).

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This episode covers the Caixin China General Services PMI of September, tourism data from the Golden Week with European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke’s comments on the impacts of domestic travel restrictions and results from China’s central bank survey on industrial entrepreneurs sentiment in the third quarter. Join us online on the 25^th October to find out more about the key takeaways from the 20^th Party Congress: Register here.

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