Ownership stops at layer one
Standard databases show the registered shareholder. In China, true ownership runs through layers of holding companies, state funds, and government bodies. Most tools stop at layer one.
OUR APPROACH
Decisions about China deserve better data.
Every day, governments and organisations make critical calls on China: export controls, investment screening, supply chain due diligence, and threat assessments. Those decisions are only as good as the underlying intelligence. Most organisations are working with less than they think.
Building intelligence record...
QID: DTN-004829170/6
Entity to intelligence in minutes
THE PROBLEM
The blind spot in China intelligence.
China's defence-industrial landscape is deliberately opaque. Ownership structures are layered. Military connections are obscured. And the data required to see through that opacity does not exist in standard Western databases.
Export controls
assessed without knowing the full entity picture.
Supply chains
approved without understanding military connections.
Threat assessments
built on incomplete data.
Technology transfers
undetected until it's too late.
What standard screening tools miss about China
Risk labels lag behind reality
Sanctions lists and risk databases are reactive. Entities appear after designation. By the time a risk is visible in a standard list, the exposure may already exist.
Military-civil fusion is invisible
China's integration of civilian and military research does not produce obvious signals. The connections run through patent co-filings, procurement contracts, and institute affiliations, not public announcements.
No China-specific depth
Global risk tools treat China as one country among many. They lack Chinese-language source access, persistent entity resolution, and the institutional knowledge to interpret what they find.
OUR METHODOLOGY
A different kind of intelligence.
Datenna was purpose-built to see what standard tools miss. Every decision about how we collect, structure, label, and deliver data reflects the specific complexity of the China challenge.
Data first, not tools first.
Most platforms analyse data you already have access to. We collect data that does not exist in any Western database, sourced directly from Chinese-language government portals, procurement systems, patent registries, and corporate filings. Seven years of continuous collection. Irreplicable by any new entrant.
Chinese Sources7+ Year Archive50M+ Entities
7+ year archive of Chinese corporate intelligence. Irreplicable by new entrants.
Built for Chinese complexity.
Chinese company names are ambiguous by nature. Hundreds of entities can share similar names. Our AI-powered entity resolution handles name changes, mergers, and reorganisations, with confidence scoring on every match. Every entity receives a unique Datenna QID, an intelligence fingerprint that persists regardless of how an entity changes over time.
Entity ResolutionAI-PoweredConfidence Scoring
Confidence scoring on every decision. Full audit trail.
Explainable and trusted intelligence.
Every data point traces back to its original source. Collection timestamps, source attribution, and full audit trails are embedded in every profile. In a field where AI-generated outputs are increasingly common, the ability to verify every finding against primary source material is not optional.
Source AttributionProvenanceAudit Trail
In a world of AI hallucination, provenance is not a feature, it's a requirement.
Independent and sovereign.
No outbound data traffic to China. No dependency on Chinese data providers. All data collected by Datenna's own systems, stored and processed in Europe. The only European-built intelligence platform of this kind, and the only credible non-American alternative for allied governments.
European HQNo China TrafficSovereign
The European alternative to US-centric platforms, and an indispensable partner for the US.
THE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER
The intelligence your decisions depend on.
We turn proprietary Chinese-language data into structured, AI-powered intelligence that answers the questions that matter most.
50M+
Entities tracked
45M+
Patent portfolios
6.5M+
Procurement records
24/7
Live monitoring
50M+entities
Who are the key Chinese players in a given critical technology?
Entity-resolved, continuously updated profiles across 50M+ companies, 3,000+ research institutes, and key individuals. Classified against established critical technology taxonomies.
45M+patents
How advanced are they, and how fast are they moving?
45M+ patent portfolios, R&D funding flows, and procurement contract transitions from research to production. The shift from exploratory to operational procurement is a capability signal. We track it.
MCFdetection
What are their connections to the Chinese military and state?
Automated defence and government affiliation labelling. Multi-layer ownership analysis that reaches SASAC and PLA-linked entities. Not just who they are, but who they answer to.
6.5M+procurement
How do they connect to your supply chain or sensitive sectors?
6.5M+ procurement records mapping supply chain relationships, delivered through direct platform access or through our data integrations with supply chain intelligence partners.
24/7monitoring
What changed since yesterday?
Continuous monitoring across sanctions updates, ownership changes, procurement awards, patent filings, and leadership changes. Updated when things change, not when you remember to check.
OUTCOMES
What changes when you have the full picture.
5×analyst productivity
“One analyst with Datenna can do the work of five.”
Entity assessments that previously required a dedicated China research team can now be completed by any trained analyst.
—screening time reduced
“Months to minutes.”
Verified by EU export control agencies using Datenna in production.
— Export Control Unit, EU
∞hidden risk exposed
“Entities flagged that would never have been caught.”
Datenna surfaces them before, through ownership mapping, military-civil fusion detection, and procurement analysis.
— Due Diligence Unit, UK
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Our approach is only as good as the data and technology behind it.