China Business Expeditions, Tailored to Your Goals
Gate Kaizen designs bespoke business expeditions to China for investors, brands, founders and buyers. Every trip is built around your agenda: the companies, factories and decision-makers you need to meet, with our team on the ground from first brief to follow-through.
Which describes you best?
VCs, investors and innovation leaders: founders, hardware, factories and policy makers.
See this expedition → I sell consumer productsConsumer & E-commerce PlatformsExport managers and brands: meet the category managers of Alibaba, JD.com, Douyin and RED.
See this expedition → I am launching a business in ChinaMarket Entry & Operational ValidationFamily offices and founders: retail channels, SOEs, distributors and operating partners.
See this expedition → I buy or source from ChinaManufacturing & Industrial ClustersBuyer groups and procurement leaders: pre-screened factories, QC and negotiation.
See this expedition →How a bespoke expedition works
Strategic brief
We map your objectives, target sectors, companies and the decisions the trip has to inform.
Tailored agenda
We pre-screen and schedule the companies, decision-makers, factories and partners that match your brief.
On the ground
Senior bilingual guides, technical interpreters and all logistics handled, so your team can focus on the meetings.
Follow-through
Verified contacts, structured takeaways and introductions to keep the relationships moving afterwards.
After the trip: execute in China with us
An expedition is the start, not the end. Gate Kaizen helps you turn what you learned into action in China, from e-commerce and sales to supply chain, with the same team you met on the ground.
Frequently asked questions
A China business expedition is a business trip built around your goals: company visits, meetings with decision-makers, factory and platform visits and networking sessions across China, organised and run by the Gate Kaizen team on the ground.
Investors and innovation leaders (Deep-Tech & AI), export managers and brands (Consumer & E-commerce), family offices and founders launching in China (Market Entry) and buyer groups and procurement leaders (Sourcing & Factory Visits).
Every expedition is bespoke and tailored, not a fixed tour: each route is designed around your own agenda, the companies, factories and decision-makers you need to meet.
It depends on your goals. Past routes have included Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing in the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing and Fujian.
Yes. We design expeditions for individual executives, company teams, buyer groups, trade associations and institutional delegations, with custom group pricing.
Follow-through is part of every expedition: verified contacts, structured takeaways and introductions to keep the relationships moving. Gate Kaizen can also support execution in China through our China services.
Fill in the enquiry form or email hello@gatekaizen.com. We start with a strategic brief and come back to you with a first route proposal.
Let’s design your expedition
Answer a few quick questions and our team will come back to you with a first route proposal for your group.
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