China A tracked procurement-relevant organisation, company, supplier, country, region, port, commodity, regulator, route or similar subject.
- Type The kind of entity being tracked, such as Company, Country, Port, Commodity or Regulator.
- Country
- Record status The current record state of the entity, such as active, merged or archived.
- Active
- Review status The internal editorial review state of the entity record.
- Pending
- Description
- Accepted collision risk (flagged, not ignored): dictionary matching is case-insensitive, so 'china' the country-name alias also matches 'china' the tableware/porcelain material in running text (e.g. 'bone china exports'). Judged acceptable given China's central importance to this corpus and the comparative rarity of tableware stories in wire/business news.
- Procurement relevance
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- Importance An analyst-assigned input describing how strategically important the entity is. This is one of the inputs used to calculate Entity Criticality below -- Importance is the judgement call an analyst makes; Entity Criticality is the deterministic score calculated from it.
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- Strategic
- No
- Critical supplier
- No
- Watchlist Marks an entity for closer monitoring when new relevant signals or events mention it.
- Not watched
- Mentions The number of distinct real collected signals in which the entity has been identified.
- 636
- First seen
- 2026-07-24 10:34:08
- Last seen
- 2026-08-20 23:00:34
- Record type
- REAL
Entity Criticality A deterministic 0-100 score and Tier 1-5 rating of how structurally important this entity is to procurement and supply chains in general -- computed from its importance level, critical-supplier/strategic/watchlist flags and entity type. Country and Region entities are not scored here; they contribute through geographic exposure instead. This is a global assessment, not specific to any one customer's own exposure.
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Geographic entities contribute through geographic exposure rather than Entity Criticality.
Current Status
12 open events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event. · 12 total linked events · 0 Developing Intelligence threads · 0 report appearances · Not watched
Events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.
| Headline The concise title of the canonical procurement event. | Type The kind of real-world development identified, such as a supply shortage, contract award, regulatory change or production disruption. | Significance Significance estimates the potential procurement impact of the event, including factors such as supply, cost, operations, geography and strategic importance. | Confidence Confidence indicates how reliable ProcIntel considers the event assessment based on the quality, quantity and independence of the supporting evidence. It does not measure the event's importance. | Lifecycle Lifecycle shows the current state of the development: Breaking is newly detected, Active remains current, Monitoring is being watched for further changes, and Closed is no longer actively developing. | Review The internal review status of the event record. It is separate from the real-world lifecycle of the underlying development. | Articles The number of source articles linked to this canonical event. Several articles may describe the same underlying development. | Evidence strength A plain-language assessment of how much independent evidence supports the Developing Intelligence thread. |
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| Making better robots depends on better data capture, Chinese firm 51World says | Supply shortage | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise | Commodity price movement | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Conflict drives up bunker prices, helping intra-Asia rates end six-week decline | Port congestion | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations | Import restriction | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports | Shipping disruption | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports | Port congestion | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports | Shipping disruption | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports | Port congestion | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations | Import restriction | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Fuhua starts Evonik-licensed hydrogen peroxide megaplant in Leshan, China | Capacity expansion | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Hongkong Land acquires Singapore’s Wheelock Place in US$900m deal | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| BMW aims to cut 8,000 jobs by end 2027 in a latest blow to auto sector | Financial distress | 4 · High | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
Developing Intelligence An evolving procurement situation made up of several distinct but clearly related events over time.
No Developing Intelligence threads
This entity is not currently part of any Developing Intelligence thread.
Reports Weekly Intelligence Report editions in which an event or Developing Intelligence thread linked to this entity has appeared.
No report appearances
This entity has not yet appeared in any Weekly Intelligence Report edition.
Relationships A structured link between two entities, such as a company operating at a port or a regulator overseeing an industry.
No relationships recorded yet
Relationship intelligence will populate automatically as evidence is gathered.
Timeline Every recorded action involving this entity -- source mentions, linked events being created or updated, Developing Intelligence links, report appearances and entity-record actions such as merges -- in one dated feed. Nothing here is inferred; each entry is drawn from an existing record.
| Date | What happened | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 15:29:37 | Article Linked — "Making better robots depends on better data capture, Chinese firm 51World says" | source_item #10395 |
| 2026-08-19 15:29:37 | Significance Changed — "Making better robots depends on better data capture, Chinese firm 51World says" | 3 |
| 2026-08-19 15:29:37 | Confidence Changed — "Making better robots depends on better data capture, Chinese firm 51World says" | 2 |
| 2026-08-19 15:29:37 | Pri Recalculated — "Making better robots depends on better data capture, Chinese firm 51World says" | PRI: 11 — MINIMAL Base risk 25/100 × Low confidence multiplier (0.45). Highest contributor: Significance 50/100, normalised to this factor's 40-point cap (+20 of 40). Limiting factor: Linked-entity criticality 0/100, normalised to this factor's 30-point cap -- DATA QUALITY WARNING: all linked entities data insufficient (30 points below its maximum). DATA QUALITY WARNING: all linked entities data insufficient. |
| 2026-08-19 15:02:43 | Mentioned in "3 Chinese Supertankers Abort Hormuz Attempt" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 15:00:54 | Mentioned in "Maersk cancels AE15 sailing from Qingdao in week 37" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 14:44:18 | Mentioned in "Magma appoints Chapman Freeborn as Greater China GSSA" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 13:30:48 | Mentioned in "Passive safety module installed at Zhangzhou 4" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 13:30:09 | Mentioned in "Shanghai lays out plan to boost digital economy, catch up with Beijing, Shenzhen" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 13:01:25 | Mentioned in "Why the historic US-Japan intervention has failed to lift pressure on the yen" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 12:34:32 | Mentioned in "TRA imposes anti-dumping duties on boom lifts from China" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 12:30:06 | Mentioned in "Making better robots depends on better data capture, Chinese firm 51World says" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 10:36:02 | Mentioned in "Prudential Hong Kong expands headquarters across Swire Properties’ towers" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 10:30:00 | Mentioned in "NBOSCO seals four-ship boxship deal with Wuchang" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 10:19:34 | Mentioned in "China Completes First Stage of Work at Disputed South China Sea Reef, Images Show" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 10:19:30 | Mentioned in "SF Airlines partners with EcoCeres to use SAF out of Ezhou Airport" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 09:28:59 | Mentioned in "Guidance: China: funeral directors" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 09:00:05 | Mentioned in "Goldman Sachs upbeat on wealth outlook despite worries over China’s tax scrutiny" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 08:13:55 | Mentioned in "China fund managers stick with AI, chips in August despite July sell-off, survey finds" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 08:00:18 | Mentioned in "Macau bets on financial services, fintech to drive economic diversification" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 07:47:59 | Article Linked — "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | source_item #10211 |
| 2026-08-19 07:47:59 | Significance Changed — "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | 3 |
| 2026-08-19 07:47:59 | Confidence Changed — "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | 2 |
| 2026-08-19 07:47:59 | Pri Recalculated — "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | PRI: 15 — MINIMAL Base risk 34/100 × Low confidence multiplier (0.45). Highest contributor: Significance 55/100, normalised to this factor's 40-point cap (+22 of 40). Limiting factor: Linked-entity criticality 0/100, normalised to this factor's 30-point cap -- DATA QUALITY WARNING: no eligible entities (30 points below its maximum). DATA QUALITY WARNING: no eligible entities. |
| 2026-08-19 07:47:58 | Created — "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | Commodity price movement: 'Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-08-19 07:47:58 | Pri Recalculated — "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | PRI: 1 — MINIMAL Base risk 5/100 × Very Low confidence multiplier (0.15). Highest contributor: A single event -- not yet corroborated by a separate clustered event (neutral baseline, not a penalty) (+5 of 15). Limiting factor: No Significance score yet (event has no linked articles) (40 points below its maximum). DATA QUALITY WARNING: no eligible entities. |
| 2026-08-19 07:40:26 | Mentioned in "Indian steel mills face margin squeeze as global coking coal prices rise" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 07:30:06 | Mentioned in "Why US may be open to affordable Chinese cars; BYD’s in-vehicle karaoke: 7 EV reads" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 06:39:59 | Mentioned in "Chinese robotaxi firms see eased regulatory bottleneck in Europe as deployment picks up" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 06:35:02 | Mentioned in "Capturing tomorrow’s growth through institutional-grade investing" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 06:12:00 | Mentioned in "Grand tribute, sombre farewell: How China remembered Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji over two days" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 05:49:06 | Mentioned in "China’s shipbuilding boom draws another yard into oceangoing construction" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 05:37:00 | Mentioned in "Union Maritime steps up gas carrier push with Yangzijiang pair" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 04:13:01 | Mentioned in "HKEX profit jumps to record high on surging IPOs and turnover, beating market estimates" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 04:00:00 | Mentioned in "A China Strategy That Lasts" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 04:00:00 | Mentioned in "A China Strategy That Lasts" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 03:28:54 | Mentioned in "Hong Kong Gold Exchange taps tech strength in joint venture to power gold settlement" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 03:06:00 | Mentioned in "Unitree soars in Shanghai debut, a milestone for China’s humanoid robotics sector" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 02:00:07 | Mentioned in "Tech outperforms traditional sectors as China’s uneven recovery set to fuel AI stock revival" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 01:57:38 | Mentioned in "Unitree Robotics surges 629% to US$66 billion valuation in Shanghai share debut" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 01:51:03 | Mentioned in "Hong Kong stocks decline as rising bond yields and stalemate in Iran war dent sentiment" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-19 01:50:00 | Mentioned in "Built for China, headed for the world: Chinese e-bike makers ramp up overseas push" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-19 00:00:11 | Mentioned in "Use of yuan hits 6-month high in Hong Kong’s fast-payment system" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-18 23:00:07 | Mentioned in "After years, Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m for site" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-18 22:27:47 | Mentioned in "China’s largest oil shippers abandon Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab as Middle East conflict deepens" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-18 16:34:00 | Mentioned in "US Treasury holdings fall to $114.8B in June" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-18 16:30:00 | Mentioned in "China’s Solar Exports Fell 21.4% in July" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-18 15:00:00 | Mentioned in "How Gulf Oil Is Escaping the Strait of Hormuz" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-18 13:30:00 | Mentioned in "Gulf-to-China Supertanker Rates Hit $510,000 a Day" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-18 13:19:22 | Mentioned in "Singapore, China agree to nuclear cooperation" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
Aliases
No alternate names recorded yet.
Review History
| Date | Action | Previous | New | Reviewer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 12:56:03 | Created | — | China | Stage 5 geography promotion | — |