China

The EU and China are very important trading partners and are currently negotiating on a bilateral investment agreement. BusinessEurope closely monitors the business environment in China and the reform process that is under way in the country.

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Publications

Public letters		Date
	Comments on draft standard contract provisions for the exit of personal information - Letter to the Cyberspace Administration of China	28/07/2022
	China's coercive measures against Lithuania - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Valdis Dombrovskis	20/12/2021
	Global industry comments on draft data transfer assessment measures - Letter to the Cyberspace Administration of China	01/12/2021
	EU connectivity strategy - Letter from Pierre Gattaz and Markus J. Beyrer to Ursula von der Leyen	03/09/2021
	China's draft personal information protection law (PIPL) and data security law (DSL) in China - Joint letter from a series of business and industry organisations	02/06/2021
	Call on China for pro-competitive and non-discriminatory ICT security policies - letter authored by a global coalition of 43 business associations to Chinese Communist Party Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs	11/11/2016
	China and anti-dumping - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Cecilia Malmström	20/04/2016
	Interpretation of China's protocol of accession to the WTO - Letter from BusinessEurope President and Director General to Commissioner Cecilia Malmström	25/11/2015
	Chinese regulation regarding the deployment of ICT technology in the banking sector - Joint letter from the European industry to the European Commission	25/02/2015
	EU-Taiwan relationship - Joint letter from BusinessEurope and CNAIC to Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade, and Chia-Juch Chang, Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs	27/11/2013

Press releases		Date
	BusinessEurope paper: EU-China: Engaging with a systemic rival	19/07/2022
	EU-China summit: key to resume dialogue and resolve problems	31/03/2022
	EU-China deal can be important step to rebalance the relationship	30/12/2020
	EU needs fair and equal treatment of European companies in China	21/06/2020
	EU should fundamentally rebalance its relationship with China	16/01/2020
	China: we expect improved market access for European companies	08/04/2019
	EU and China need to advance talks on investment, overcapacity to benefit both economies	16/07/2018
	12th EU-China Business Summit "Strengthening the pillar of global trade and investment" - Joint business declaration	02/06/2017
	Important signal: No automatic China market economy status	12/05/2016
	China’s market economy status: EU Commission should assess impacts	14/01/2016
	China to get "market economy status"?	15/12/2015
	WTO ruling condemns unjustified Chinese export restrictions	31/01/2012
	WTO ruling condemns unjustified Chinese export restrictions	05/07/2011

Position papers		Date
	EU-China relations - Engaging with a systemic rival	19/07/2022
	The third China-EU CEO and Former Senior Officials Dialogue - Joint statement	27/11/2019
	The second China-EU CEO and Former Senior Officials Dialogue - Joint statement	30/11/2018
	ETUC – BusinessEurope joint declaration on China’s Market Economy Status	19/07/2016
	China's market economy status	11/12/2015

Reports and studies		Date
	The EU and China - Addressing the systemic challenge	16/01/2020
	EU-China relations 2015 and beyond	09/03/2015
	Rising to the China challenge	14/10/2011

Facts and figures		Date
	EU-China trade - Facts and figures	17/07/2018

Speeches		Date
	12th EU-China Business Summit - Political Leaders Plenary Session - Speech by BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia	02/06/2017
	11th EU-China Business Summit - Business Leaders' Pleanary Session - Speech by BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia	13/07/2016
	EU-China Business Summit "Building a stronger partnership" - Business leaders plenary session - Address by Emma Marcegaglia, President of BusinessEurope	29/06/2015
	Annual launch seminar: EU Business in China: position paper 2013/2014 - closing remarks by Mario Vizzotto, chairman, BusinessEurope China network	17/09/2013

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Last updated: 25 August 2022

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