In Conversation with Jörg Wuttke, President of EUCCC

We are delighted to invite you to this CBBC webinar with Jörg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China ("EUCCC"), on Thursday 24th September.

China is now the EU's second largest trading partner behind the US, and the EU is China's largest trading partner. However, does the absence of a joint communiqué following the annual EU-China Summit on 22nd June 2020 signal a growing divergence in views from Beijing and Brussels?

President of the European Council, Charles Michel stated that "EU-China relations have evolved in recent years. Our economic interdependency is high, and we must work together on global challenges like climate action, meeting the Sustainable Development Goals or dealing with Covid-19. Engaging and cooperating with China is both an opportunity and necessity. But, at the same time, we have to recognise that we do not share the same values, political systems, or approach to multilateralism. We will engage in a clear-eyed and confident way, robustly defending EU interests and standing firm on our values.”

In the wake of Covid-19 with anti-China rhetoric growing across the globe, is a recalibration of the EU-China relationship on the cards?

And if so, what could it mean for UK business?

Join this webinar with Jörg Wuttke to get the lowdown from the EUCCC.

Date: Thursday 24th September 2020

Time: 10:00-11:00 BST (UK Time)

           17:00-18:00 CST (China Time)

Language: English

Open to: CBBC Members ONLY 

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Agenda

• Opening remarks – Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair, China-Britain Business Council

• Update - Jörg Wuttke, President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

• Further discussion and Q&A with members on the line

Speaker

Mr Jörg Wuttke is Vice President and Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing. Previous to joining BASF, Mr Wuttke worked with ABB for 11 years. From 2001 to 2004, Mr Wuttke was the Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China. He is the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Since its establishment in 2013, Mr Wuttke is member of the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies ("MERICS"), in Berlin. He has lived and worked in the People's Republic for more than thirty years.

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The China-Britain Business Council ("CBBC") is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. Since 1954 we have acted as the independent voice of business, located at the heart of the action, engaging across both countries in every sector and region. We support our members and partners by delivering the advice, analysis and access which they need in order to seize the China opportunity. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.

英中贸易协会（“CBBC”）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。自1954年以来，我们一直作为独立的商业声音，处在行动的核心位置参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作。为了协助我们的会员与合作伙伴更好地抓住中国的商业机遇，英中贸易协会不遗余力地为其提供所需的商业建议、解析与渠道。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。