As tensions between the US and China increases， Europe is finding itself in an increasingly challenging position。 The EU’s newfound “strategic autonomy” shows it is not interested in just replicating US policy towards China， while London’s “special relationship” with Washington makes it even harder for it to draw its own path。 This uncertain environment is also impacting Beijing， which has to navigate relations with a less united Europe。 Importantly， these developments are not just about great power politics。 But increasingly also global businesses and investors， who find themselves caught in the crosshair。

Please join Global Counsel and the Center for China and Globalization for a virtual discussion on November 25th。 Lord Peter Mandelson， chairman and co-founder of GC， will be joined by Dr。 Wang Huiyao， president and co-founder of CCG。 The two will discuss topics such as：

· The direction of future Europe-China relations – what is driving foreign policy in Beijing and Europe’s capitals

· How does this translate into defensive and offensive commercial policies， such as investment screening and bilateral investment agreements？ Are we moving towards a more favourable or challenging environment for foreign businesses in both Europe and China？

· What does Chinese enterprises and investors need to consider when doing business in Europe – and vice versa in China？

When:

6：00-7：00pm， Thursday， Nov 25， 2021， Beijing time

11：00-12：00am， Thursday， Nov 25， 2021， CET

Register:

https：//www。global-counsel。com/events/china-europe-relations-risks-and-opportunities-global-businesses

Speakers

Henry Huiyao Wang, PhD

Dr。 Huiyao （Henry） Wang is Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization （CCG）， a Counselor to China State Council。 In addition， he is Vice Chairman of China Association for International Economic Cooperation （CAIEC） under the Ministry of Commerce （MOFCOM）。 He is also Vice Chairman of China Public Relations Association， Director of Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and a Director of China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation， both organizations under the supervision of Ministry of Foreign Affairs。

Dr。 Wang is a Steering Committee Member of Paris Peace Forum and was an  Advising Board Member for International Organization of Migration （IOM） of the UN。 He is currently also on the Advising Board of Duke-Kunshan University and on the Advising Board of Richard Ivey Business School of Canada。

Prior to founding CCG， Wang worked in both the public and private sectors at home and abroad。 He started his career as an official at the then Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation （MOFTEC） looking after Chinese companies going global， and later served as Chief Trade Representative for the Quebec Government Office in Hong Kong and Greater China， Director of Asia at SNC-Lavalin， and Vice President at AMEC-AGRA in Canada。

Dr。 Wang pursued his PhD degree at University of Western Ontario and University of Manchester。 He was a Visiting Fellow at The Brookings Institution， a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a Senior Fellow at Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada。 He has taught at Peking University， Tsinghua University and the University of Western Ontario as an adjunct professor。

Lord Peter Mandelson

Peter is Co-founder and Chairman of Global Counsel。 He is a former European Trade Commissioner and British First Secretary of State。 As Trade Commissioner between 2004 and 2008， he negotiated trade agreements with many countries and led European negotiations in the WTO Doha World Trade Round。

Prior to this， he held a number of Cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown including Secretary of State for Trade and Industry， Northern Ireland Secretary and Secretary of State for Business， Innovation and Skills。 He was Member of Parliament for Hartlepool in the UK from 1992 until 2004 and Director of Campaigns and Communications for the Labour Party between 1985 and 1990。

As well as Chairman of Global Counsel， Peter is a Senior Adviser to Lazard and a member of the International Advisory Committee of BlueVoyant， a cyber security company。 He is President of the Great Britain China Centre and Governor and Member of the Council of Management at the Ditchley Foundation。 Peter is Chairman of the Design Museum in London and Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University。

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