Hey @pomeranian99, you asked who I'd talk to in the Maker/hardware hacker movement in China, and since I've been thinking about this a lot, I decided to dump a reply on Ello. The following is more opinionated than informed -- if you have unreasonable expectations of advice that's opinionated and informed, talk to @tigoe.
That sort of work is exploding at the moment, as you know. In Shanghai, talk especially to David Li of Xinchejian hacker space. In Shenzen, talk especially to Zach Hoeken (the Twitters say he's in Austin now, not sure if that's a move or a visit, check his schedule.) In the US, before you leave, talk to Sylvia Lindter (who's not in Michigan, but was in China for years) and Emily Parker, late of New America, who's working on green hacking.
All of those conversations will be great and interesting, and you will have a wonderful time talking to these people and I'm happy to help, but what I really want to do is to urge you to look around without North American lenses at what 'hardware hackers'