The 1st Hohenheim China Dialog was held on April 12th, 2018 at the Hohenheim Palace. Representatives from science, industry and society from the region came together in order to discuss China-related topics. Lectures, moderated discussions and panel discussions focused on linking research-relevant questions with practical problems in order to facilitate a mutual knowledge transfer. Thus, this forum offered large companies, SMEs and start-ups an attractive dialog platform with the science community. As a prelude, the dialog was preceded by a pre-conference workshop for young scientists.