This report outlines research undertaken by the POCACITO consortium in non-EU cities, Guangyuan City in the Sichuan Province of China, Xiamen in the southern Fujian Province of China and Aracaju in Brazil. Insights from Brazil and China entered the POCACITO strategy paper, while Chinese experiences were also presented in a policy brief, a webinar and will be featured in an upcoming publication. Insights from China on technology transfer were further considered more generally in the POCACITO roadmap.