As a technology transfer hub supporting bilateral and multilateral cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises, 4SHQ helps Chinese companies use both domestic and international markets and resources — the outbound and inbound objectives in one mandate.
We bring overseas technology, teams and R&D capability to Chinese companies and research institutes, covering the whole path from identification and due diligence to industrial landing.
We find overseas markets and use cases for Chinese technology, products and standards, with Belt and Road and RCEP as the priority regions for localisation and incubation.
Depending on the asset, the market stage and what the client actually needs, we assemble a combination of the instruments below — rather than forcing every project into the same contract template.
National-level macro statistics from public sources (Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Commerce and public reporting). They describe the environment in which we work, not our own operating metrics.
Drawing on intergovernmental S&T agreements and the joint laboratory network, we advance joint R&D, mutual recognition of standards and market access, and provide advisory, matchmaking and execution support for technology trade and investment under multilateral frameworks.
Cross-border technical services, offshore R&D and international services trade across the RCEP region. We help SMEs use regional cumulation and rules of origin to enter member markets.
Hong Kong serves as the window for overseas resources; a Greater Bay Area operations centre handles local execution. Under the CEPA framework and regional coordination policy, we open institutional barriers to cross-border services trade.
From Beijing, we work with leading universities, key laboratories, innovation centres and technology companies in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang on pilot-scale validation, offshore incubation and investment promotion.
In the annual report we count channels in three categories — own branches, jointly built branches and liaison offices — recording new and cumulative numbers at home and abroad. A channel is not an address on a business card; it is whether you can reach someone who can act within 48 hours.
| Category | Includes | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Own branches | Subsidiaries, sub-centres, representative offices |
| 02 | Jointly built branches | With universities, institutes, parks, companies |
| 03 | Liaison offices | Overseas contact points, network nodes |
| — | Dimensions | Domestic / overseas · new / cumulative |
Tell us the target country or region, the technology field and the form of cooperation you have in mind. We will come back with an access pathway, a partner profile and a risk list.
