China Cafe
Welcome to the China Café, for more than 15 years the place where professionals who deal with China on a daily basis meet and share knowledge.
The China Café has long been the meeting place where entrepreneurs, professionals and students can meet and experience and engage in conversation with guest speakers who share their knowledge about China. The China Cafés are low-threshold, informal gatherings with an emphasis on business and open to all. They highlight China backgrounds in the most multifaceted way possible.
China’s export machine at full throttle: “We should be happy if it remains just a trade war.”
by: Lotte Bakker During the last China Café on June 8, 2026 at the Stadsbrasserie de Utrechter, economist and China expert Heleen Mees was a guest. She provided a clear
China Café South: Robots Uncovered – What’s Real, What’s Hype in Europe and China?
Where does robotics really stand today? Which applications are already commercially relevant and: where are expectations perhaps still a bit far ahead of reality? These questions and more were central
China Café: Investing in China, Opportunities or Risks?
During the China Café on 2 March in Utrecht, a highly topical and much-debated theme took center stage: investing in China. The evening was opened with warm wishes to the
China Café: A closer look at the Nexperia case – governance, geopolitics and how to move forward with the European semiconductor strategy
The edition of the China Café of 15 December 2025, moderated by Cindy Shao and presented by Lianne Baaij, brought rare clarity to one of the most complicated and politically
China Café: Finger on the Urban Pulse
The transformation of China’s urban consumer 17 November 2025 – Brasserie De Utrechter During the China Café, organized by VNC, entitled Finger on the Urban Pulse, the attendees were given
China Café Utrecht: CSR in China
On September 8, the China Café once again took place at the Stadsbrasserie in Utrecht, bringing together professionals, students, and China enthusiasts. This edition focused on the timely and complex
