The Italian delegation’s participation in the 2025 International Academic Exchange Conference on Surface/Interface Chemistry and Materials in Taiyuan (Martino Di Serio (UNINA), Vincenzo Russo (UNINA), Gerardo Palazzo) and visits to important companies in the detergent sector in Gouagzhou were opportunities to exchange high-level scientific and technological information, highlighting the strong interest in collaboration between the Italian and Chinese academic communities. Gerardo Palazzo) and visits to important companies in the detergent sector in Guangzhou provided an opportunity for the exchange of high-level scientific and technological information, highlighting the strong interest in collaboration between China and Italy.