Monthly Archives: May 2014

Developments in EU-China trade relations

Relations between the European Union and China have made significant advances in recent months.

EU-China Bilateral Investment Agreement negotiations

In this article Axel Berger of the German Development Institute takes a broad view of the current EU-China investment negotiations with respect to other international processes.

EU-China trade disputes: talking it over

After the recent period of EU-China trade friction, trade relations between the two regions are now on a more even keel.

Champing at the BIT

How European companies can benefit from a US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty, by Timothy P. Stratford, Covington and Burling LLP.

Trading places: The EU-China Trade Project

Launched in 2004, the EU-China Trade Project (EUCTP), is the largest trade and investment-related cooperation project with China.

A decade of data: Business Confidence Survey 2014

The purpose of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China’s European Business In China Business Confidence Survey (BCS) is to take an annual snapshot of European companies’ successes and challenges in China. Now in its tenth year, the survey has enabled the European Chamber…

The Last Resort: dispute settlement for SMEs

According to a recent survey of the world’s largest corporations by law firm Hogan Lovells, China is now the fourth most common location for cross-border commercial disputes worldwide.

Protecting your intellectual property in China through contracts: Part 2

Structuring your contracts with third parties and employees in a careful manner should be an important component of your intellectual property (IP) and wider business strategy in China.