ESSCASCHOOLOFMANAGEMENT,SHANGHAI
CHINA–EUROPERELATIONS&TRADEPROJECT/ASIANECONOMY&GEOPOLITICS
Instructor:Mr.MaximilianRECH
SimulationGame:‘GrantingChinatheMarketEconomyStatus’
- BrieftheEuropeanCommission
Agendaontheday
- TheSecretariatwillopennegotiationsbyreiteratingtherulesofinteraction
- TheEuropeanCommissionmoderatesalltalks
- TheEuropeanCommissionissupposedtobeneutral
- TheEuropeanCommissionwillneverthelesspushforadeal
- TheEuropeanCommissionmayplayanactiveroleinpushingthenegotiationstowardsa
tangibleoutcomeoragreement
- TheSecretariatanswerspointsofparliamentaryinquiry
Openingstatements
- Thedaystartswith‘openingstatements’
- TheEuropeanCommissioninviteseachcountrydelegationtopresentitsopeningstatement
startingwiththeRotatingPresidencyoftheEuropeanCouncilandsubsequentlyinalphabetic
order
- Aftertheopeningstatements,theSecretariatopensthemoderatedtalks
- TheSecretariatmanagesthespeakerslist
- Anycountrydelegationraisingthenameplatewillbeincludedonthespeakerslist
Moderatedtalks
- Anycountrydelegationmaysignupforthegeneralspeaker’slist.
- TheCommissionmayassignthespeakingtimetoanycountry.
Semi-sidetalks
- Anycountrydelegationmayrequestsemi-sidetalksofaspecifiedtimeframe(i.e.5minutes)
- Asecondcountrydelegationmustsupporttherequestforsemi-sidetalks
Sidetalks
- Anycountrydelegationmayrequestsidetalksofaspecifiedtimeframe(i.e.5minutes)
- Asecondcountrydelegationmustsupporttherequestforsidetalks
Notes
- Anycountrydelegationmaypassaroundnotesduringmoderatedtalks
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Breakingnews-pressstatement:
- Anti-trust–automotiveindustries
Reuters:Chinahaslaunchedareviewintopotentialanti-competitivebehaviouracross80
majorindustries,includingautos,pharmaceuticalsandalcoholicdrinks,anofficialfromthe
StateAdministrationforIndustryandCommerce(SAIC)saidonWednesday.
SAIC,oneofChina'stwoanti-trustregulators,sentanoticetothecountry'smajorindustry
associationslastmonth,askingthemtohelpcollectinformationfromtheirmember
companiesinananti-monopolysurvey,accordingtoastatementonChina'sautomobile
dealers'associationpostedlatelastweek.
Thesurvey,whichcouldtakeseveralmonths,isnottargetinganyspecificindustries,butis
aimedateradicatinganti-competitivebehaviorsinallsectors,QiuZhongyi,anofficialatthe
ministry'smarketorderdepartment,toldReuters."We'refarfromreachinganyconclusion
yet,butit'spossiblethatthesituationismoresevereinsomeindustries,suchasauto,"he
said.
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Breakingnews-pressstatement:
- APEC–FTAAP>China–US
Euronews:
TheObamaadministrationhasdeclaredonMondayeveningthatnegotiationsforaSino-US
FreeTradeAgreementshouldbefinalisedbeforethe2016elections.
CommentatorsinEuropewelcomedtheannouncement,whilehighlightingacertain
uneasinessattheprospectoftheworld’sbiggestfreetradezonewithoutEuropean
participation.
TheannouncementfollowsthemeetingofChina’sPresidentXiJinpingandUS’President
BarackOBAMAwhoannouncedtheirstrategicvisiontomoveforwardswiftlyfocusingona
Sino-USFreeTradeAgreementandenhancingfuturecollaborationonthesidelinesofthe
APEC‘EconomicLeaders’Meeting’inIndonesia.
APEC’sLeaders’Weekbroughttogetherthe21APECmembereconomiesandheadsofstate
declaredtheobjectivetounlocknewgrowthvitaltoglobalrecoveryandlong-term
prosperity.Prioritiesinclude:
• Deepeningregionaleconomicintegration;
• Advancingeconomicreform,innovativedevelopmentandgrowth;
• Boostinginfrastructureinvestmentandcomprehensiveconnectivity.
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Breakingnews-pressstatement:
- AccesstoserversofEuropeanandUSdatasystemproviders
ChinaDaily:ChinesePremierLiKeqiangannouncedonMonday,24October2016,that
foreignenterprisesofferingdatasystemservicesshouldrelocatetheirserverstoChina.
PremierLihighlightedthepositiveresultsfromsuchamove:“Locatingallserversonthe
territoryofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaallowsbetteroversight,maintaininghigh
standardsandincreasethespeedofservicesforChinesecustomersfosteringChina’s
objectivetobecomeamarketleaderinfast,secureandreliableinternetservices.”
AgenceFrancePresse:internationalcommentatorsseeChinesePremier’sinitiativeto
relocateserversasyetanothermovetoenforcethe‘GreatChineseFirewall’.Companieslike
SAP,OracleorCiscoSystemswillhavedifficultiesdenyingthePublicSecurityBureauaccess
tosensitiveinformationstoredontheirservers.
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