European Chamber Lobby Report – September 2013

European Chamber Present Position Paper to the Mayor of Chengdu On 17th September 2013, the Chamber presented the Position Paper 2012/2013 to Mr Ge Honglin, Mayor of Chengdu, during the 54th Informal Discussion with Foreign Investors in Chengdu. The European Chamber delegation was led by Ulrich…

Shanghai Free Trade Zone: negative list

Shanghai Municipal Government release Free Trade Zone negative list

China anti-trust: Can a book make you competition law compliant?

A recently published book on Chinese competition law is helping foreign companies negotiate the complicated landscape of Chinese anti-trust

Sustainable urbanisation drives innovation

China’s drive towards sustainable development is inspiring some innovative urban planning solutions. Due to its relatively late industrialisation it has the opportunity to develop its new cities while learning from mistakes made in the West. Mark Harrison, Sector Director for Urban Planning and Consultancy for…

Thirsty work

The environmental and social cost of producing semiconductors could be too high for China to bear.

China’s Urbanisation: Opportunities and Challenges for the World

Will China’s urbanisation process result in improvements to social welfare and an eventual reform of the hukou system?

Feel the pressure

The effect of urbanisation on labour and skills — the largest threat to China’s aspirations for continued growth

Should I stay or should I go?

How to comply with China’s new visa laws.

Sailing In Choppy Waters: Business implications of the economic reforms for the decade ahead

The first half of 2013 has been an unusually turbulent period for companies in China.