The nine-member delegation, led by the chair of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee Anna Cavazzini, will visit Beijing and Shanghai from 31 March to 2 April. This is the first Parliamentary delegation to China in eight years and an important opportunity to address shared digital and e-commerce challenges and foster fair EU-China competition. MEPs are expected to convey the EU’s stance on digital regulation, strategic autonomy and safe digital markets, with a focus on enhancing consumer protection and product safety. A top concern for the Internal Market committee are the systemic breaches of EU laws and the high volume of non-compliant small parcels coming from non-EU online platforms, including from China. They are expected to stress that all traders, wherever they are based, need to comply with EU product safety rules.

Programme and composition

In Beijing, the delegation will meet with political leaders, including Shen Chunyao, Chairperson of the Standing…