THE ARCH
A bridge is worth what crosses it.
The bridge where the world crosses into China.
A Three-Week China Innovation Immersion
Nov.1 — Nov.21, 2026 / Shanghai, Beijing & Shenzhen
Application Only
A Three-Week China Innovation Immersion · Nov 1–21
A bridge is worth
what crosses it.
Fuxing Island
Founder Talk
Lab Visit
Cohort Dinner
Riverfront NightThree Weeks,
One Bridge
Nov 1 – Nov 21
Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen
Institutions
Guests
Weeks
Three Gates
Into China Tech
Each week runs as its own gate - apply forone, two, or the full three-week program.
Week 1 — AI Everywhere in Work & Life
Shanghai · Nov 1–7- AI + Manufacturing
- AI + Enterprise Productivity
- AI + Health Across All Ages
Week 2 — Embodied AI & Humanoid Robots
Shanghai + Beijing · Nov 8–14- Upstream: Core Components & Systems
- Midstream: Full Robot Systems
- Downstream: Application Scenarios
Week 3 — Smart Hardware & longevity
Shanghai + Shenzhen · Nov 15–21- AI + Consumer Electronics
- Al + Longevity
The Company Wall
AI assistant & agent products — Week 1.
Multimodal foundation models — Week 1.
ByteDance's AI cloud & model platform — Week 1.
Rehab robotics to humanoids — Week 2.
Humanoid robots at scale — Week 2.
Model, cloud & chip stack — Week 1.
Agent platforms & model services — Week 1.
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Not a tour.
A working bridge.
A tour walks you past the glass and hands you a stack of photos. We take the glass away and put you across the table from the people building this technology. What crosses this bridge is what counts: contracts, hires, partnerships. Whatever crosses, we publish.
Here's Exactly What
You're Getting
Included
- Full access to the week's company, factory & lab visits
- Closed-door founder & investor sessions, plus B2B meetings with Chinese companies
- Accommodation for the week
- Breakfast, lunch & dinner, including the program's official dinners
- All transport within China for the week, including domestic flights between cities and airport pickups
- Professional interpretation
- A team on the ground with you throughout
Not Included
- International flights
- Visa: we can provide an invitation letter, but don't handle the application itself
- Insurance (happy to share a recommended list)
How to
Join
Single Week
Choose Week 1, 2, or 3
Seven days inside the rooms most people only read about afterward.
Included
- Full access to the week's company, factory & lab visits
- Closed-door founder & investor sessions, plus B2B meetings
- Accommodation, with breakfast, lunch & dinner covered
- All in-China transport, including domestic flights & interpretation
- A team with you throughout
Limited · Fellowship Program
Fellowship Pass
Most of the room pays their way, and that's what keeps The Arch independent and sustainable. Every cohort, The Arch holds a handful of seats for builders who don't have funding yet, don't have a travel budget, and have nothing to show the world but the thing they're actually building. Apply below, and see the FAQ for how it works.
Fellowship
Priority Seat · Apply to Reveal
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Included
- Housing on Fuxing Island
- Partial access to the week's company visits
- Shared workspace on Fuxing Island to build
FUNDED
All fees in USD. Applying to two or more weeks, or as a group? Write to us and we will quote directly.