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Mission Brief · Cohort 09/2026

Pearl River Delta · 3 cities

A working expeditionfrom your home capitalto a signed offtake in China.

Ten supervised days. Three manufacturing cities. One cohort of twenty-five African operators flying a single, pre-vetted itinerary — Canton Fair access, factory floors, interpreters, and a follow-up desk that keeps moving when you land back home.

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Modern Asian metropolis skyline catching the last light of dusk
Guangzhou
Shenzhen skyline by night, futuristic towers and red taillights
Shenzhen
Container ship being loaded by gantry cranes at a Chinese port at dusk
Pearl River freight
Destination
CAN · SZX · FUO
Guangzhou / Shenzhen / Foshan
Mission window
06 Sept 2026 → 15 Sept 2026
10 days · 9 nights
Cohort
8 / 25
17 seats remaining
Apply by
31 Jul 2026
Reviewed weekly

§ 01Purpose

Why this mission exists.

The Shang You Business Visit & Tour exists to compress a year of cold outreach into ten supervised days. You leave your home capital with a sector brief, a target product, and a list of suppliers we believe match.

You return with verified counterparts, signed term sheets where the chemistry was right, and a procurement plan we keep moving with you for a full month after the cohort photo is taken. The flights and dinners are the wrapper; the deliverable is a shipment that lands.

Nothing about it is sightseeing. Every transfer, every interpreter, every receipt routes back to a commercial purpose you declared on registration. If a factory doesn't make what you came for, it doesn't make the schedule — and we'd rather hand you back a deposit than fill a seat that doesn't fit.

§ 02Who should attend

Four operator profiles. One mission.

We size the cohort around a specific kind of delegate — operators with a declared product, a budget, and a decision they need to make on the ground. Anyone hoping to “have a look around” is welcome at the Canton Fair instead.

  1. 01

    Importers

    You buy, you ship, you've outgrown trading-company markups. The mission collapses the supplier search into ten guided days.

  2. 02

    Manufacturers

    You produce locally and source upstream — equipment, components, materials. We walk the factories that supply your line.

  3. 03

    Executives

    You're evaluating market entry or consolidating suppliers. Seven days of factory floor, three days of negotiation cover.

  4. 04

    Investors

    You allocate capital across cross-border trade. Time on the ground with the operators who would actually deploy it.

Sectors covered

Phase 1 priority verticals

Pick yours on registration — we'll match your pod to the right factories.

  • Engineering and manufacturing
  • Construction materials
  • Power and renewable energy
  • Oil and gas equipment
  • Mobility and vehicles
  • Technology and electronics
  • Mining equipment
  • Agriculture and food processing
  • Fashion and consumer goods
  • Other

§ 03Itinerary

Ten days, beat by beat.

Each day is structured around a commercial objective — calibration, factory access, term-sheet drafting, QC, summit. Pods may diverge on sector-specific visits; the cohort regroups for dinners, dispatches, and deliverable reviews.

Days 01 — 04 · CAN

Guangzhou

Canton Fair access, wholesale corridors, calibration with the sourcing desk.

  1. Day 01

    Arrive & calibrate

    Welcome
    • MiddayCohort pickup at Baiyun International (CAN) and transfer to the Tianhe district hotel.
    • AfternoonMission orientation; interpreter pairing; sector-pod confirmation.
    • EveningWelcome reception with the Shang You operations team and local partners.

  2. Day 02

    Canton Fair walk

    Canton Fair
    • MorningShuttle to Pazhou; hall-by-hall walk timed to the Phase 1 sector mix.
    • AfternoonTargeted booth meetings against your declared product list.
    • EveningDebrief over Cantonese hotpot; meeting agendas finalised for the week.

  3. Day 03

    Factory pods, day one

    • MorningSector pods depart for verified manufacturers across the Greater Bay Area.
    • AfternoonOn-site QC walkthroughs; capacity & capability verification; sample handling.
    • EveningPod-level debrief and shortlist refinement.

  4. Day 04

    Wholesale walk & transfer

    Transfer
    • MorningYide Lu / Liwan wholesale clusters — consumer goods, packaging, light industry.
    • AfternoonHigh-speed rail to Shenzhen North; check-in at the Futian CBD.
    • EveningOptional Shekou waterfront stroll; light dinner; early night.

Days 05 — 07 · SZX

Shenzhen

Electronics, mobility, automation, and the matchmaking dinners that close deals.

  1. Day 05

    Huaqiangbei & sourcing brief

    Tech corridor
    • MorningHuaqiangbei electronics megaclusters; component-level supplier walk.
    • AfternoonSourcing-desk briefing on shortlists for tech and mobility delegates.
    • EveningGroup dinner with Shenzhen partners and counterpart introductions.

  2. Day 06

    Tech & mobility pods

    • All-daySector pods visit Bao'an and Longgang manufacturing parks: EV, automation, hi-tech.
    • EveningCurated matchmaking reception with prequalified counterparts.

  3. Day 07

    Term-sheet day

    Negotiation
    • MorningCounterpart 1:1s in private rooms with interpreter and advisor cover.
    • AfternoonTerm-sheet drafting; follow-up factory visits on request; sample reviews.
    • EveningLight dinner; pack and prep for the Foshan transfer.

Days 08 — 09 · FUO

Foshan

Building materials, furnishings, heavy manufacturing — QC-led visits.

  1. Day 08

    Materials & furnishings

    Transfer
    • MorningCoach transfer to Foshan; building-materials cluster walk in Nanhai.
    • AfternoonFurniture & prefab clusters in Lecong; tile, glass, and aluminium showrooms.
    • EveningGroup dinner in Lecong; deliverable pack midpoint review.

  2. Day 09

    Heavy manufacturing & QC

    • MorningMining, oil & gas equipment, and renewable-energy factories — sector-matched.
    • AfternoonIndependent QC inspection walkthrough; documentation and certification review.
    • EveningCohort review of the week's contracts, shortlists, and pending items.

Day 10 · CAN

Departure

Closing summit, deliverables handover, return transfers.

  1. Day 10

    Summit & departure

    Wrap
    • MorningClosing summit in Guangzhou; deliverable handover (shortlists, term sheets, QC reports).
    • MiddayTransfer to Baiyun International (CAN); group photo and farewell.
    • AfternoonStaggered departures; the post-trip facilitation desk opens the next morning.

§ 04Benefits — what you ship back

Every delegate flies home with the same enclosed pack.

Not photos. Not a souvenir mug. Six concrete artefacts that turn ten days of factory floors into a procurement plan you can run against next quarter.

  1. ENCL. 01

    Vetted supplier shortlist

    Three to five qualified counterparts per declared product, with capability scores and reference checks attached.

  2. ENCL. 02

    Term sheets where the chemistry was right

    Drafted on-mission with interpreter cover, ready for legal review when you land.

  3. ENCL. 03

    QC inspection reports

    Independent walk-through notes from every factory visited — capacity, conditions, certifications.

  4. ENCL. 04

    Comparable quotation pack

    Like-for-like RFQ outputs from your visited suppliers so price negotiation continues after you fly home.

  5. ENCL. 05

    Landed-cost model

    HS classification, duty, freight, and clearing-cost projection for your priority SKUs into your home market.

  6. ENCL. 06

    30-day facilitation desk

    A named procurement lead who keeps follow-ups, payments, and freight moving for a month after the cohort returns.

§ 05Package inclusions & exclusions

What's in the seat — and what isn't.

Listed honestly so there's no surprise on the invoice or in the receipt folder at the end of the mission.

Included

09 items
  • Letter of invitation and visa application support
  • Round-trip economy flight from your home capital to Guangzhou
  • Nine nights of 4–5★ accommodation across Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Foshan
  • All in-country transport (HSR, coach, and airport transfers)
  • Daily breakfast, six group dinners, welcome and closing receptions
  • Sector-matched Mandarin–English interpreters on every meeting
  • Independent QC support on factory visits
  • Mission brief pack, meeting minutes, and end-of-mission deliverables
  • 30-day post-mission facilitation desk

Not included

07 items
  • Visa fee (paid directly to the Chinese embassy)
  • Travel insurance (we'll recommend a provider on registration)
  • Optional personal excursions and weekend extensions
  • Alcoholic beverages beyond receptions and welcome dinners
  • Excess baggage and shipping of samples back home
  • Phone roaming, data SIM, or eSIM activation
  • Personal shopping and gratuities

§ 06Investment & registration

Three ways to take your seat.

Prices are indicative for cohort 09/2026 and confirmed within 24 hours of registration based on your home capital and sector. Deposit secures the seat; balance settles before the confirmation deadline.

  1. Standard

    $4,950

    per delegate

    The full mission — flights, hotels, factory access, interpreters, and deliverables.

    • Economy round-trip from your home capital
    • 4★ accommodation, double occupancy
    • Full mission programme and deliverables
    • 30-day post-mission facilitation
    Reserve a standard seat
  2. Most chosen

    Premium

    $7,200

    per delegate

    Single room, business class connector, and a 1:1 advisor pre-departure and on-mission.

    • Business-class connector flight
    • 5★ accommodation, single occupancy
    • 1:1 pre-departure advisor session
    • Bespoke counterpart meetings beyond cohort agenda
    • 60-day post-mission facilitation
    Reserve a premium seat

  3. Corporate

    By arrangement

    3+ delegates from one organisation

    A custom mission mix tuned to your team's sectors and sourcing brief.

    • Standard or Premium per seat
    • Custom itinerary slotted around your sectors
    • Dedicated cohort lead for your team
    • Joint pre-departure sourcing brief
    Brief us for your team

Payment routes

  • Bank transfer

    Live

    USD or NGN — IBAN issued at registration. Upload proof of payment for admin verification.

  • Paystack / Flutterwave

    Coming

    NGN-denominated card and bank-pay options. Live for the cohort 02/2027 application window.

  • Stripe

    Coming

    International card payments in USD. Live alongside the Pan-African Phase 2 rollout.

§ 07FAQ — cohort specifics

Eight questions delegates askbefore they take the seat.

Answered with the specifics the cohort actually runs on — not a generic FAQ. If a question isn't here, the registration desk will reply inside one business day.

Take your seat · Cohort 09/2026

The next manifest closes on 31 Jul 2026.

Applications are reviewed in the order they arrive — seats are held against a deposit. If we're wrong for you we'll say so on the call, and there's no obligation to confirm until the seat fits.

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