Reference News Network, December 23 report: According to the German "China Platform" website, December 22 report, the European Commission plans to strengthen monitoring of China's economic policies. For this purpose, the European Commission has launched a tender project across Europe, aimed at monitoring China's economic policies and their impact on EU-China relations. The tendering authority is the Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission. On the 22nd, this institution in Brussels released the tender notice.
This tender involves operating a "China Observatory" project. The observatory will regularly provide reports on China's economic development over a four-year period and establish and maintain a database of direct investments between the EU and China. The project aims to provide EU decision-makers with data and analysis needed for trade and investment policies.
The observatory must submit four detailed "China Observation Reports" and four briefings ("Foreign Direct Investment Briefs") each year. In addition to written reports, the observatory must also present special reports to the European Commission. According to the tender documents, another important task of the observatory is to build and continuously update a database covering investment information at the enterprise level between the EU and China.
The database should include information on greenfield investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, and the roles played by public and private investors. Investments through Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions will also be included. Data must be updated at least once a month. (Translated by Nie Lita)
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