Our Team
The people who plan and run your China business trip — on the ground, in your industry, in your language.
We're not a booking desk. Our team is made up of people who came from inside China's manufacturing and trade industries — so the person planning your factory visit, verifying your supplier or running your event actually understands the business behind it.
A trip is only as good as the people running it
Most China business trips fail on the same thing: no one in the room really understands the industry — or China. Here's how we're built differently.
A booking desk, not a team
Most providers are generalist agencies — they book hotels and hire translators, but no one can tell a real factory from a trader or understands your sector.
People from inside the industry
Real value comes from someone who knows the technology, the factories and the negotiation — and speaks both the language and the business.
A specialist for every part
Sourcing, verification, factory tours and events are each handled by people who do them every day — coordinated by one project manager.
Led from the front
Hank
Hank brings more than a decade of international business and supply-chain experience to China Business Travel. After graduating from Changzhou Institute of Mechatronic Technology, he began his career in 2013 at Made-in-China.com — one of China's largest international B2B platforms — connecting global buyers with Chinese manufacturers, and developing a deep understanding of international trade, factory sourcing and cross-cultural business communication.
He has visited more than 6,200 companies and exchanged views with their owners and executives, and is especially familiar with the industrial belts of the Yangtze River Delta — Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He later served as a marketing director for global consumer brands and founded his own factory, taking it from zero to one himself — R&D, supply chain, production and sales.
Across several industries, Hank built hands-on experience of the entire manufacturing lifecycle. In 2024 he founded China Business Travel to provide business-travel solutions for global companies — and he leads a team built to the same standard.
Specialists across every part of your trip
Each part of your China business trip is handled by people who do it every day — not generalists. Add your team members below.
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Owns delivery end to end — itineraries, logistics, appointments and on-the-ground execution across our three offices.
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Matches factories to your requirements and runs verification — confirming real manufacturers, not traders, before you commit.
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Plans and runs meetings, conferences, incentives and corporate events across China, to international standards and in full confidence.
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Designs deep, industry-specific factory tours and company visits, and hosts executive and government delegations on the ground.
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Your single point of contact — keeping every part of the trip aligned before you arrive and while you're here.
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Industry-experienced interpreters and business escorts — not generic translators — who understand your sector and the room.
Five reasons it shows on the ground
From inside the industry
Escorts are business people from your sector — not translators — who help you judge each company.
13+ years, 6,200+ factories
Deep first-hand knowledge of the makers and the industrial belts, since 2013.
National coverage
Offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, with a nationwide network.
Multilingual
English, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and more — matched to your team.
One project manager
A single owner for your whole trip, from first enquiry to your last day here.
Every part of your trip, covered
Factory tours & visits
Deep, industry-specific visits across AI, robotics, EV, medical and more.
Explore →Supplier verification
Factory audits, emergency support and real-factory checks — reports in 48 hours.
Explore →Sourcing & negotiation
Matching, verifying and negotiating with the right manufacturers for you.
Explore →Canton Fair & trade shows
Registration, interpreters, buyer/exhibitor proxy and post-show factory visits.
Explore →Corporate events
Meetings, conferences, incentives, retreats and venues, run end to end.
Explore →Logistics & interpreters
Hotels, transfers, itineraries and industry-experienced escorts throughout.
Explore →Where we work, and how we talk to your team
Languages we serve in
Offices & reach
One team, one standard
The values behind every trip we plan and every supplier we check.
Honest reads
We tell you what's real — a genuine factory or a trader, a fit or a risk — even when it's not what you hoped to hear.
Done properly
SOP-based verification, industry-experienced escorts and enterprise-grade service on every engagement.
Built to last
We work for long-term partnerships between you and China — not one-off transactions.
Talk to the people who'll run your trip
Tell us what you want to achieve in China. We'll put the right specialists on it and give you one point of contact.