[Postponed] Special Event: Präsentation des EU Handelskammer „Positionspapiers 2019/2020“

Präsentation des EU Handelskammer "Positionspapiers 2019/2020"

The event will be held in German

One of the biggest challenges that European companies face in China is the perpetuation of China's 'economic caste system', which distinguishes companies by ownership, and favours state-owned over private and local over foreign. This biased economic structure pits finance-starved private companies against the unnaturally enhanced, inefficient SOEs that are at the core of the China's structural problems.The continuation of this system is doing little to inspire the European business communities' long-term confidence in China's economy.

Fortunately, there are some signs that a re-examination of China's current economic course is needed, with loud and prominent voices from within the government having voiced support for the concept of 'competitive neutrality'. This idea, originally developed in Australia and then embraced widely across OECD countries, begins with the simple premise that government should not provide special treatment to any given enterprise. Embracing this idea, while also reinvigorating SOE reform, can begin to resolve some of the foundational problems that are limiting China's development.

To help achieve this, the European Chamber has proposed a series of bold recommendations to the Chinese Government, which require it to undertake considerable unilateral changes that are in its best interests. At the same time, the Chamber has proposed actions that the EU can take to better protect itself from the market distortions caused by China's hand-picked 'national champions', while also strengthening the common market and creating the kind of environment in which all companies can thrive.

Language: German

Agenda:

13:30 – 14:00 Registration

14:00 – 14:10 Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Clas Neumann

14:10 – 15:30 Presentation and Q&A

15:30 – 16:00 Networking

Ticket Price:

• Member: 150 RMB
• Non-member: 300 RMB

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