China is home to an important cluster community. The bilateral dialogue between the EU and China has been growing in recent years, stimulating the collaboration links between European and Chinese clusters. The EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, which aims to foster the establishment of synergies to enhance cooperation in strategic fields, is a strong basis for the creation of cluster collaboration initiatives.
In 1978, China changed from a centrally-planned to a market-based economy and consequently experienced a rapid economic and social development. Currently, China has a leading position in many sectors that are crucial for the global economy and social development. China is the second largest economy in the world the world's largest exporter and the second largest importer.
China is home to an important cluster community. The main sectors for cluster activity in China are: agriculture, high-tech industry, and manufacturing. Chinese clusters are distributed in different regions, namely the Pearl River Delta (PRD), Yangtze River Delta (YRD) and Bohai Rim (Beijing – Tianjin – Liaoning). The figure below presents a map of China's top 100 industrial clusters.
China’s public cluster policy is developed by both the central and provincial governments. The Chinese central government seeks continuous cluster development according to the guidelines on facilitating the development of industrial clusters announced by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The most notable central government programme regarding cluster development is the TORCH Programme, which is based on an initiative to develop China's new and high-tech industries approved in 1988 by the national government.Read less.
EU and China cooperation has been established with the aim of managing global challenges like health, climate change, food security and clean energy supply. In the particular case of the ICT industrial sector, cooperation could attain great mutual benefits to the businesses and societies, as China and the EU are considered to be global ICT leaders. Read more...
Several projects and some cluster matchmaking missions have already been organised in order to stimulate cooperation between European and Chinese clusters. China is one of the top targeted countries for international cooperation according to the current cluster consortiums under the ESCP-4i initiative. Read less.
EU and China cooperation has been established with the aim of managing global challenges like health, climate change, food security and clean energy supply. In the particular case of the ICT industrial sector, cooperation could attain great mutual benefits to the businesses and societies, as China and the EU are considered to be global ICT leaders.
Several projects and some cluster matchmaking missions have already been organised in order to stimulate cooperation between European and Chinese clusters. China is one of the top targeted countries for international cooperation according to the current cluster consortiums under the ESCP-4i initiative. Read less.
| Date | Name | Target | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 19 April, 2018 - 09:00 | ENRICH in China - Workshop 19/04/2018 | Cluster managers, Cluster Policy Makers, Project coordinators, SME | Workshop |
| Wednesday, 20 March, 2019 - 10:15 | ENRICH in China is hosting its 14th Webinar, on March 20th | SME | Webinar |
| Monday, 8 April, 2019 - 09:00 | ENRICH in China Matchmaking Tour | Project coordinators, SME | Matchmaking |
| Monday, 5 November, 2018 - 09:00 | ENRICH in China Workshop - Co-incubation opportunities, November 5th, 2018 | Project coordinators, SME | Workshop |
| Sunday, 6 May, 2018 - 09:00 | ENRICH Innovation Tour to China - Industry 4.0 & Made in China 2025 | Cluster managers, Cluster Policy Makers, Investors, Large audience, Project coordinators, SME | Matchmaking |
| Sunday, 11 November, 2018 - 09:00 | ENRICH Matchmaking Tour to China | SME | Matchmaking |
| Wednesday, 25 April, 2018 - 10:30 | EXCITING Webinar: Challenges and opportunities for policy and technical EU-China cooperation on 5G | Cluster managers, Cluster Policy Makers, Project coordinators | Webinar |
| Wednesday, 23 November, 2016 - 10:00 | Explore green business opportunities in China | SME | Matchmaking |
| Tuesday, 20 October, 2020 - 09:00 | Funding Forum: Funding for Science & Innovation | Cluster managers, Cluster Policy Makers, SME | Conference, Seminar, Webinar |
| Monday, 4 December, 2017 - 09:15 | Healthcare & Medical Technologies Business Mission, Shanghai | Cluster managers, Cluster Policy Makers, Investors, Large audience, Project coordinators, SME | Seminar, Workshop |
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