This episode contains segments on:

• China extends visa-free trial programme;
• China expands scope of anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy imports;
• EU launches WTO case against China’s provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports;
• 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo.

Listeners are also welcome to join the 2024 Cybersecurity Conference on 29^th November in Beijing to learn about the latest regulatory developments in the field of cybersecurity and data protection.

This episode contains segments on:

• Value-added tax refund adjustment for certain exports;
• Industrial output in October;
• Retail sales in October;
• New export regulations on dual-use items.

Listeners are also invited to join a conference on 27^th November in Beijing to explore the economic opportunities in National Climate Targets.

This episode contains segments on:

• Foreign trade data in October;
• The consumer and producer price indexes in October;
• Local government debt swaps;
• Loan data for the first 10 months of 2024.

Listeners are also welcome to join the ESG Strategies Conference on 21^st November in Shanghai to gain valuable perspectives on emerging trends in ESG.

This episode contains segments on:

• Chinese Premier pledges to further open its economy;
• Official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in October;
• Caixin China General PMI in October;
• China’s installed power generation capacity by September;

Also, listeners are welcome to join an event on 12^th November in Beijing to gain an exclusive insight into Brunswick’s China sentiment tracking research.

This episode contains segments on:

• EU’s definitive tariffs on battery electric vehicles imported from China;
• China’s foreign direct investment from January to September;
• Industrial profits in the first three quarters; and
• Finnish President’s official visit in China.

The September/October edition of the Chamber’s bimonthly magazine, EURObiz, is available to download from the Chamber’s website.

This episode contains segments on:

• China’s GDP growth in the third quarter of 2024;
• the five-year loan prime rate (LPR) cut to stabilise property market;
• guidelines to address late or missed payments of government funds to enterprises;
• new regulation on export controls; and
• opinions on improving the quality of post-graduate education.

Also, listeners are invited to join the EU-China Green Development Forum: Green Power Consumption and International Recognition on 28^th October in Beijing.

This episode contains segments on:

• Fiscal policy measures to boost the economy;
• Foreign trade data in September;
• Consumer and Producer Price indices in September; and
• Draft law on private sector promotion.

From the Chamber’s side, President Jens Eskelund and Vice President Stefan Bernhart visited key stakeholders in Brussels from 8^th to 10^th October.

This episode contains segments on:

• EU tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China;
• Anti-dumping measures against EU brandy;
• Policies to stabilise the economy and boost investment; and
• Official purchasing managers’ index in September.

Also, listeners are invited to join an event on 18th October with Dr Pascale Massot on her new book China’s Vulnerability Paradox: How the World’s Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets.

This episode covers segments on:

• Position Paper launch in Shanghai with Chamber representatives’ recommendations to companies and Chinese authorities; and
• New stimulus measures to support the financial, property and capital markets.

Also, listeners are invited to join an event in Shanghai on 14^th October to hear compliance advice on the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

On 11^th September, the Chamber published its European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025. In this special edition, we have asked the panellists that attended the Position Paper launch to share their one key recommendation that, if acted on, would significantly improve the business environment for European firms in China. Speakers include European Chamber’s President Jens Eskelund, Vice President Stefan Bernhart, States’ Representative Peter Ling-Vannerus, and Board Member Ninette Dodoo.