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19/10/2022
Interested in learning more about the current state of the EU-China business market? Click here for more info about the CCCEU’s report!
12/10/2022
Want to learn more about how the rising geopolitical tensions and inflexible COVID-19 policy effect the European willingness to invest in China? Click here to read the European Business in China Position Paper 2022/2023.
06/10/2022
What are the prospects for China’s economy in the second half of this year? Click here!
01/09/2022
Read this BCECC Newsletter for the latest updates about how to travel to China!
24/08/2022
Click here for all information about the 2nd World Hardware Conference, held in the Capital of Hardware in China, Yongkang City!
17/08/2022
Bernard Dewit recently gave an exclusive interview to the CGTN’s French program “Rencontres”. Click here to watch the interview!
27/07/2022
Read this newsletter to find out why Belgian companies shouldn’t put their China plans on hold
27/07/2022
After having discussed some challenges for China’s economy, let’s zoom in on the positive evolution of FDI into China in this newsletter.
27/07/2022
Which Chinese brands are doing well in the world ranking? Read our BCECC newsletter to find out all about it
26/07/2022
In this Newsletter, we will introduce Mr. René Branders, since many years actively engaged in China-Belgium cooperation and export business with China.
07/07/2022
Since the beginning of June, Beijing and Shanghai businesses have reopened and residents have been released after a very long and strict lockdown. These lockdowns have contributed to the difficult circumstances which already affected global supply chains since the year before.
29/06/2022
When planning to enter China, many Belgian companies wonder whether it is possible to get any incentives or subsidies in China. Recently, the EU SME Centre published an extensive report about this topic. In this article we present a summary, but more details can be found in the EU SME Centre’s report.
24/06/2022
From June 15 to June 24, the China IP SME Helpdesk is organising the “Meet the IP Business Advisor Weeks” initiative. This is your chance to get free 1:1 online consultation session to help you develop your IP strategy for the Chinese market!
12/05/2022
The concept of ‘dual circulation’ has been propagated by the Chinese government since 2020. Many China observers explain this concept as a policy of self-reliance and decoupling from global markets. But is this true?
11/05/2022
In this article, we interviewed Mrs. Cathy Berx – Governor of the Province of Antwerp. Read her reflections on China’s relations with the Province of Antwerp and her views of China in general.
03/05/2022
The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge will from now on continue their growth trajectory under one name: Port of Antwerp-Bruges. At the extraordinary general meeting of 22 April 2022, the two port companies signed the shareholders’ agreement of the unified port company.
27/04/2022
On the 31st of March 2022, the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) organized a webinar together with tax and legal experts from BDO Belgium. During the webinar, China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PILP) was introduced, including the difference with the European GDPR and what this new legal framework means for your business in China.
26/04/2022
The current geopolitical situation is giving us all quite a bit of a headache. As if the pandemic had not caused enough chaos, the conflict in Ukraine surfaced as well, followed by the new Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown in Shanghai.
21/04/2022
China is fighting the biggest surge in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system under pressure. One of the last countries sticking to a zero-Covid strategy, China aims to stamp out every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending all cases to secure facilities.
13/04/2022
11 March, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing, also called ‘Two Sessions’. Same as last year, due to the national pandemic prevention and control requirements, the event only lasted seven days instead of the usual 10 days.
12/04/2022
In this newsletter, we interviewed Peter Tanghe from the Flander Investment & Trade in Guangzhou to better understand China’s tech industry and its opportunities for foreign companies. Read our BCECC newsletter to find out more!
05/04/2022
Watch CCTV’s summary video on the EU-China Summit, including an interview with the BCECC’s Chairman.
29/03/2022
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, Flanders’ exports reached a record level in 2021 with EUR 390.5 billion worth of goods, being the region that grew faster than the EU average. What are the trends? And how did Flanders manage achieving a record figure?