The Europe-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair (EUC) is a business matchmaking event initiated by the European Commission to promote trade, investment, and technological collaboration between enterprises from EU member states and companies from other parts of the world. It was first held in China in 2002 and has been hosted in Chengdu since its second edition in 2006 . To date, 18 editions have been successfully held, cumulatively attracting participation from over 13,000 Chinese and European enterprises, organizing more than 29,390 professional B2B matchmaking sessions, and facilitating over 3,360 cooperative intentions and agreements . It stands as the largest platform for investment, trade, and innovation cooperation between China and Europe, featuring the broadest participation from EU member states and European companies. It also serves as a national-level, international window for information exchange and trade cooperation between Chinese and European businesses .
The 18th Europe-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair was successfully held in Chengdu from November 19 to 21, 2025 . The event featured a "1+8+1" structure: 1 opening ceremony & plenary session, 8 parallel/side events, and 1 B2B matchmaking session .
The opening ceremony was attended by Liu Jiannan, Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCOIC), and Chen Zhiyong, Vice Mayor of Chengdu Municipal People's Government, who delivered speeches. Cai Run, Chinese Ambassador to the EU, delivered a video speech . High-profile European participants included the Croatian Ambassador to China, the President of the Regional Government of Navarre (Spain), the Deputy Mayor of Davos (Switzerland) who is also President of the Cantonal Parliament of Graubünden, and the Chairman of the Southwest Chapter & National Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, along with senior executives from Chinese and European Fortune Global 500 companies .
The fair registered over 1,000 attendees, with representatives from 19 European countries and more than 20 countries overall. Representatives from 204 Chinese and international companies across 16 countries conducted 257 rounds of "one-on-one" matchmaking talks, reaching 166 preliminary cooperation agreements .
Following its opening, the event generated over 4,000 online news reports. Official media outlets, including CCTV News and Sichuan TV News, covered the opening and the outcomes of the economic and trade discussions. The fair was highlighted during a Chinese Foreign Ministry press conference as the premier platform for China-EU investment, trade, and innovation cooperation with the widest participation from EU member states and European enterprises.