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

Press releases Date
The EU must take a strategic, long-term, and unified approach to China 20/11/2024
European Commission President's speech on EU-China relations: Carefully assess and discuss new tools with business 30/03/2023
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
Position papers Date
EU-China relations: Shaping the way forward - a BusinessEurope position paper 20/11/2024
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
Public letters Date
BusinessEurope's priorities ahead of the EU-China Summit - Letters from Markus J. Beyrer 05/12/2023
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
Reports and studies Date
The EU and China - Addressing the systemic challenge 16/01/2020
Facts and figures Date
EU-China trade - Facts and figures 17/07/2018

Contact

Elena Suárez Sánchez

Senior Adviser
Tel:
+32 2 237 65 04
Last updated: 21 November 2024