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.
— NOT APPLICABLE
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 01:00:27 | Mentioned in "What are China’s quantitative trading funds, and why are they so controversial?" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-12 01:00:27 | Mentioned in "What are China’s quantitative trading funds, and why are they so controversial?" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 23:51:55 | Mentioned in "Hong Kong property recovery faces new risk as China widens offshore tax net" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 23:51:55 | Mentioned in "Hong Kong property recovery faces new risk as Beijing widens offshore tax net" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 22:00:00 | Mentioned in "Sodium-Ion Batteries Gain Ground as Lithium Alternative" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 21:32:27 | Mentioned in "Grimaldi takes delivery of 9,800 CEU Grande Pacifico" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 21:00:00 | Mentioned in "Middle East War Pushes China Toward the Arctic Trade Route" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 20:06:38 | Mentioned in "Latest storm brings fresh delays to Shanghai, Ningbo port operations" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 18:00:00 | Mentioned in "China's Coal-to-Gas Industry Set to Triple by 2030, Rystad Says" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 17:58:57 | Mentioned in "How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the Internet and US policy" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 17:58:57 | Mentioned in "How the “censorship-industrial complex” is changing the internet and US policy" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 16:45:10 | Mentioned in "AI firm Manus to resume 'independent' operations after China blocks Meta deal" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 14:52:00 | Mentioned in "Brent Could Hit $100 as Hormuz Crisis Flares Again" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Created — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | Port congestion: 'Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Pri Recalculated — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 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. |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Pri Recalculated — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 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: all linked entities data insufficient. |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Article Linked — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | source_item #6403 |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Significance Changed — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 3 |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Confidence Changed — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 2 |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Pri Recalculated — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | PRI: 14 — MINIMAL Base risk 32/100 × Low confidence multiplier (0.45). Highest contributor: Significance 58/100, normalised to this factor's 40-point cap (+23 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. |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Created — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | Shipping disruption: 'Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Pri Recalculated — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 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. |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Pri Recalculated — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 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: all linked entities data insufficient. |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Article Linked — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | source_item #6403 |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Significance Changed — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 3 |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Confidence Changed — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | 2 |
| 2026-08-11 14:47:14 | Pri Recalculated — "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | PRI: 14 — MINIMAL Base risk 32/100 × Low confidence multiplier (0.45). Highest contributor: Significance 58/100, normalised to this factor's 40-point cap (+23 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. |
| 2026-08-11 12:05:12 | Mentioned in "Rich Hongkongers rank travel over real estate in shifting life goals, survey shows" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 12:05:12 | Mentioned in "Rich Hongkongers rank travel over real estate in shifting life goals, survey shows" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:58:56 | Mentioned in "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:58:56 | Mentioned in "Tropical storms bring congestion and cargo backlogs at Asian ports" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:30:07 | Mentioned in "Wharf firms up balance sheet as Hong Kong home sales cushion profit slump" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:30:07 | Mentioned in "Wharf firms up balance sheet as Hong Kong home sales cushion profit slump" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:30:02 | Mentioned in "US demand for imported goods unabated, despite tariff turbulence" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Created — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | Import restriction: 'Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Pri Recalculated — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | PRI: 2 — MINIMAL Base risk 10/100 × 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. |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Pri Recalculated — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | PRI: 2 — MINIMAL Base risk 10/100 × 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: all linked entities data insufficient. |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Article Linked — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | source_item #6183 |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Significance Changed — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | 3 |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Confidence Changed — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | 2 |
| 2026-08-11 10:25:22 | Pri Recalculated — "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | PRI: 16 — MINIMAL Base risk 36/100 × Low confidence multiplier (0.45). Highest contributor: Significance 54/100, 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: all linked entities data insufficient (30 points below its maximum). DATA QUALITY WARNING: all linked entities data insufficient. |
| 2026-08-11 10:15:00 | Mentioned in "Pemont adds LR2 newbuilds to Montanari renewal push" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:00:16 | Mentioned in "Alibaba says modular design delivers AI data centres in 100 days at 10% lower cost" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 10:00:16 | Mentioned in "Alibaba says modular design delivers AI data centres in 100 days at 10% lower cost" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 09:30:00 | Mentioned in "China’s Teapot Refiners Poised to Ramp Up Iranian Oil Buying" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 09:05:41 | Mentioned in "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 09:05:41 | Mentioned in "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 09:00:44 | Mentioned in "DHL Express invests in China with expanded facility and new flight" | The text "China" in the article matched a known alias of China. |
| 2026-08-11 09:00:14 | Mentioned in "Gap bucks retail headwinds with massive China expansion amid localisation drive" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to China. |
| 2026-08-11 09:00:14 | Mentioned in "Gap bucks retail headwinds with massive China expansion amid localisation drive" | Already tagged as "China" during collection, matched to 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 | — |