澳大利亚政府于2020年7月31日公开发布了外国投资审查制度新法案改革草案，该项法案通过后将于2021年1月起开始实施生效。此次改革将进一步明确外商投资敏感行业的监管规定，并拟引入国家安全审查改革制度，外商投资者将接受更严格的审查，承担更严格的合规义务。该改革方案的实施将对澳大利亚外商投资环境产生重大影响，在澳投资的中资企业亦将面临更多挑战。 8月27日下午2时，由澳大利亚中国总商会主办，总商会法律合规委员会及澳大利亚金杜律师事务所联合承办的“外商投资审查委员会国家安全审查制度改革座谈会”以线上讲座会议的形式成功举行。来自总商会会员单位共计约110位代表参加了会议。金杜律师事务所合伙人、外国投资审查审批法务专家Malcolm Brennan先生和公司业务合伙人杨映丹女士作为主讲嘉宾，为参会会员企业代表介绍了此次法案改革的要点和企业应关注事项。金杜律师事务所中国合伙人郝玉洁主持此次会议。 本次会议详细分析了外商投资审查制度新法案的改革要点及相关投资政策影响，对改革前后有关内容进行了比较，着重解析了此次改革即将引入的外商投资敏感行业的相关监管规定以及国家安全审查改革制度。 会议期间，针对新政改革措施中需要中资企业重点关注和做好应对准备的热点，参会单位代表与两位发言嘉宾进行了互动交流。 本次会议的录像链接如下，供各会员单位参考。  

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From 3 to 7 September, the 2020 CIFTIS will be held in China National Convention Center and surrounding venues in Beijing. CIFTIS is the largest comprehensive exhibition in the field of global trade in services and the leading exhibition in the field of trade in services in China, which has become one of the three major exhibition platforms for China’s opening-up together with China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) and China International Import Expo (CIIE). Aiming for “global service, shared prosperity”, seven types of activities will be hosted and integrated online and offline exhibition, including Global Trade in Service Summit, Summit Forum, Industrial Conferences and Professional Forums, Business Talks and Side Events, Exhibition and Display, Achievements Release and Supporting Activities. 2020 CIFTIS sincerely invites Australian to participate in the Fair, share new achievements in global trade in services, jointly promote services in China market and seek mutual development. For further information, please contact organization committee, refer to the attachments or browse official website：https://www.ciftis.org/ Attachments： CIFTIS Introduction CIFTIS Invitation CIFTIS Digital Platform Registration Guide

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Under the guidance of China’s fundamental policy of further opening up, more and more Chinese-funded financial institutions have gone abroad, implemented international strategies, and actively participated in international economic cooperation and competition. While conducting business, they actively fulfilled their social responsibilities and deeply integrated into the local society, demonstrating the good corporate image of Chinese financial institutions with responsibility and compassion. As a member of China Chamber of Commerce in Australia (CCCA),  China Everbright Bank Sydney Branch opened on February 25, 2019. Since then, guided by the idea of “the world’s first-class enterprise must fulfill its social responsibility” from China Everbright Group Chairman Li Xiaopeng, focusing on Everbright’s “Agile, Technology, Ecology” concept, firmly grasping the important strategic opportunities of China’s “One Belt, One Road” and the “China-Australia Free Trade Agreement”, and providing all-round financial services for China-Australia economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges, and various management operations,  a good start has been achieved. While business developing, Everbright Bank Sydney branch actively fulfilled its social responsibilities, deeply integrated into the local community, and successively supported and participated in a number of influential large-scale charity event. On December 12, the Sydney Branch cooperated with the UNICEF Australian Committee to successfully host... View Article

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On December 3, CCCA Financial Industry Committee successfully held the “2019 CCCA Financial Institution Event” in Sydney. This forum is exclusively sponsored by the Bank of China, and aims to actively promote investment and financial cooperation between China and Australia, strengthen communication, promote mutual trust, and explore opportunities and challenges in the field of industrial investment and financial cooperation, thereby further strengthening the China-Australia consensus and promoting bilateral cooperation. Mr. Huang Rengang, the Minister Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Australia, Mr Sun Yu, Deputy General Manager of Bank of China, The Hon. Anna Bligh AC, former Premier of Queensland and CEO of the Australian Banking Association, Mr Jin Yangtong, the chairman of the Financial Industry Committee of CCCA and General Manager of China Construction Bank Sydney, delivered speeches. Mr. Bill Evans, chief economist of Westpac Bank, and Prof. Song Ligang, chief economist of Bank of China Sydney Branch, respectively, forecasted the economic prospects and market opportunities of Australia and China in 2020. Counselor Wang Hongbo from the Economic and Commercial Section of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Sydney attended the forum. Counsellor Huang Rengang pointed out in his speech that... View Article

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The 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) Road Show was successfully held on December 2 in Sydney, Australia. The China Chamber of Commerce in Australia (CCCA) is the co-organizer of the conference. More than a hundred people, including representatives of the Chinese and Australian political and business areas, and representatives of Australian companies and CCCA memebrs, attended the event. Mr Sun Chenghai, deputy director general of the CIIE Bureau, said in his speech that China, as Australia’s largest trading partner, has close cooperation with Australia. Welcome Australian enterprises with advantages, characteristics and competitiveness to enter the Chinese market through CIIE and enjoy the openness of China and the charm of the Chinese market.   Kylie Bell, Executive Director Industry, Trade & Investment at NSW Treasury, said that at the second CIIE, half of the Australian exhibitors came from NSW. The expo provided a very good platform for economic cooperation between China and Australia. In the next 12 months, we will continue to support the recruitment of the third CIIE and bring more high-quality enterprises to the Expo. Mr Gu Xiaojie, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Sydney, said that the participation of CIIE from Australian enterprises continued... View Article

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