EUCCC stands for the European Chamber of Commerce in China. I use “Ambabel” as my abbreviation for the Belgian Embassy in Beijing.
On 24 April we had the Annual General Meeting of the EUCCC where we had, again, a real election competition: 4 candidates for 3 positions of vice president.
As usual the meeting was opened by our host, the EU Ambassador Markus Ederer (see pic).
Just recently I was also reelected as Chair of the Public Procurement Working Group in the EUCCC.
The EUCCC now has 1700 members in China, with 483 in Beijing and 590 in Shanghai. According to the EU, the EU is still the number one trading partner of China.
I had to leave early as I had another reception in the Belgian Embassy, hosted by our Ambassador Patrick Nijs. Also a good opportunity to enjoy the buffet from our friend and Belgian chef Renaat Morel.

The occasion was the visit of two politicians: Charles Michel (Président, Mouvement Reformateur) and Gilles Mahieu (Secrétaire Général, Parti Socialiste). Luckily for me, they explained a bit about respective roles as I am pretty lost in today’s Belgian politics.
It was a good opportunity to see again other Belgians as it was quite some time I was in an embassy party.