China is different, and can be difficult at times. Having a Chinese phone number is a must to do anything, Everything is done on a phone linked to a China mainland phone number. The second thing is having a Local bank account, it’s fast becoming a cashless society and uses the likes of allypay and WeChat to do everything, all based around QR codes.
Gadgets are hard to come by generally in this area, Suzhou. Shanghai is just 20mins down the road and offers a lot more in the that area. They do have huge markets for electrical/electronics, SEG. Packed with small stalls selling assorts of things. The products remind me of things that are on eBay and Banggood, and it’s probably where half of it comes from!