Category: China ShortCuts

9th Nov. 2022: German Chancellor’s visit, CIIE, October foreign trade data, policy incentives for private investment

This episode covers German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to China; the 5th 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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2nd Nov. 2022: October’s economic data, inhalable COVID-19 vaccine, foreign investment catalogue, industrial profits

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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26th Oct. 2022: Party Congress concluded, China’s third quarter GDP and foreign trade data, international flights

This episode covers the business implications of the Communist Party of China’s 20th 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 2nd Carbon Neutrality Conference in Tianjin or online on 2nd November (sign up here).

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19th Oct. 2022: economic data delayed, price indices, revised measures on foreign financial firms, shipping prices drop

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 27th October (sign up here).

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12th Oct. 2022: Golden Week tourism, industrial and services sector activities data

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 25th October to find out more about the key takeaways from the 20th Party Congress: Register here.

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