Category: Press Article

China’s ‘Internet Plus’ Strategy: Context and Market Opportunities for European Small Businesses

By Dr Martina Gerst, Standards & Conformity Assessment Advisor, EU SME Centre China’s new phase of development is characterised by digital transformation. With more than 630 million smartphone users buying or paying for products online it is already a part of Chinese consumers’ everyday life. In an economic context, it will ensure China’s sustainable growth […]

Written by on 12 June 2016

Food and Catering Industry in China’s Hunan Province

Located in central China, Hunan is a province known as “the land of fish and rice”. The food and catering is one of the most important sectors in Hunan, which achieved 447.6 billion yuan in terms of the prime operating revenue in 2015. Hunan cuisine, as one of the eight traditional Chinese cuisines, created revenue […]

Written by on 11 June 2016

About Suzhou Industrial Park in China

Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), as an important economic cooperation project between the Chinese and Singapore governments, is one of the fastest-growing development zones with an international competitive edge in the Yangtze River Delta region. Established in 1994, SIP is located in Suzhou – only a 25-minute bullet train ride west from Shanghai. Governed by the […]

Written by on 13 January 2016

New €28 Million to Support EU-China Joint Research under Horizon 2020

Further to the political agreement reached at the 2nd EU-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue and the Summit of 29 June and the conclusions of the EU-China Joint Steering Committee on S&T Cooperation of 30 October, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology has published the first call for proposals under the EU-China Co-Funding Mechanisms (CFM) for […]

Written by on 10 January 2016

SME Advocacy Platform

Providing a coherent, consistent and consolidated voice for European small businesses. The EU SME Centre has established an Inter-chamber SME Working Group with the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) since 2014. It is open to all EU SMEs. Join the Group and you will have an opportunity to: If you have any questions […]

Written by on 18 October 2015

Roundup of the EU SME Centre’s First Year of Phase II

By July 6th 2015, the EU SME Centre has successfully completed its first year of Phase II project. During this period, the Centre has engaged in over 100 events across Europe and China, supporting more than 3000 European SMEs with services provided by our Knowledge Centre, Training Centre, Advice Centre and SME Advocacy Platform. Highlights […]

Written by on 6 July 2015

Opportunities Taking Shape for European SME Exporters to China

New reports show market growth and new openings for SMEs this year as market conditions change New joint research by the EU SME Centre and the China-Britain Business Council reveals how small and medium-sized businesses are in prime position to win greater market share in China. The latest reports concentrate on two key markets: food […]

Written by on 22 June 2015

Meeting with China MOFCOM and State Council on Open Government Information

On April 3rd, the EU SME Centre’s Advocacy team along with representatives of the European Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce took part in a meeting with Chinese officers to discuss how to improve government information disclosure in China and share best practices from Europe and the the United States. Officers from […]

Written by on 6 April 2015