Screen your counterparties against 50M+ Chinese entities.
Decision-ready intelligence on state ownership, defence links, sanctions exposure, and critical-technology connections. Delivered as a structured report in 48 hours, no integration required.
Identifying who is behind a Chinese counterparty is harder than it looks.
Traditional providers tell you a shareholder's name. They cannot tell you whether that shareholder is a state-linked investment vehicle, whether ownership routes through a military-civil fusion structure, or whether a nominally private company is operationally directed by a provincial state-owned holding entity.
Three signals. One determination.
A name on a sanctions list is not a risk assessment. State ownership reaches counterparties through layered structures, minority aggregations, and parent chains the headline name will not reveal.
Direct flags
The submitted entity itself carries a state, defence, or government end-user tag in our database. The clearest case. Roughly half of risk-tagged entities in a typical batch resolve here.
Ownership chain
Risk inherits from any entity in the investment chain at any depth. Includes minority shareholdings that aggregate above the 50% covered-person threshold, patterns routine providers cannot compute.
People links
Personnel associated with the submitted entity are linked to risk-tagged entities elsewhere in our network. Often the only signal available where structures terminate offshore.
Three risk dimensions. One structured output.
Every entity in your batch is matched, classified across three independent risk dimensions, and returned as part of a structured report ready for legal review.
State ownership
Multi-layer UBO scoring against any threshold. Identifies state-linked investment vehicles and provincial SASAC structures that conventional providers miss.
Defence linkage
Procurement records, military-civil fusion participation, classified end-user designations, PLA supply relationships.
Critical technology
Mapping across the 18 White House CET categories. Flags entities active in restricted technology domains, including dual-use applications.
Sanctions cross-check
Every matched entity cross-checked against BIS Entity List, DoD 1260H, OFAC SDN, EU and UK designations via OpenSanctions.
A phased service. Phase 1 available today.
Each phase extends what you can screen and how continuously.
Direct China entity screening
Submit a list of Chinese entities. We match, apply SOE / DEF / CT tags, score state ownership, and return a structured report. 48-hour turnaround.
48-hour standard turnaround. 24-hour priority on request. No minimum batch size. Single-entity queries supported.
Foreign entity screening
Submit non-Chinese entities. We trace ownership through international structures and apply our intelligence layer to any Chinese node identified.
Active monitoring
Submit your watchlist. Receive alerts on ownership changes, sanctions designations, and news signals indicating elevated risk.
What the deliverable looks like.
A multi-section PDF report covering executive summary, methodology, risk distribution, priority entity profiles, and consolidated tables. Anonymised sample below.
Where teams use Entity Screening today.
28 CFR Part 202: covered person determinations under the DOJ Data Security Program.
Since October 2025, US persons engaging in covered data transactions must screen counterparties for covered-person status. Civil penalties reach $368,000 per violation. Wilful violations carry up to 20 years' imprisonment. Our screening produces the determinations the rule requires, with the analyst commentary needed to support legal review.
Export control & end-user
Resolve end-users on licence applications. Flag dual-use and military-civil fusion connections.
M&A and investment diligence
Resolve target ownership through Chinese intermediaries. Identify state and PLA links before signing.
Supply chain baselining
Screen Tier 1 through Tier 3 suppliers. Make your supplier list defensible.
Built where it matters. Reads what matters. Understands what it means.
Independence from Chinese providers, fluency in Chinese-language sources, and decades of expertise in interpreting them. The combination is the moat.
Located where it matters
Eindhoven and Washington DC. Independently owned, European-incorporated. Operating under frameworks governments trust to handle China intelligence.
Reads what matters
Chinese-language primary sources. Company registries, procurement records, patent grants, state-fund filings, military-civil fusion programme data.
Understands what it means
150+ years combined China expertise. Advisory board including the former Chief of MI6 and former Deputy Director of Dutch civilian intelligence.
Simple to engage. No integration required.
Submit
CSV or Excel. Name and country minimum. USCC improves match confidence.
Match
Direct match against the Datenna 50M+ database with confidence scoring.
Classify
SOE, DEF, CT tags applied. Sanctions cross-check via OpenSanctions.
Score
Each entity assigned a priority tier. Legal sees what needs action.
Deliver
PDF report and flat file. 48-hour standard turnaround.
Practical questions.
What is the minimum batch size?+
No minimum. We have delivered single-entity screenings for urgent diligence questions and 5,000+ entity batches for supply chain baselining. Pricing scales by volume.
What does pricing look like?+
Per-entity pricing for one-off batches, or annual retainer for ongoing programmes. Get in touch for a scoped quote.
What is the standard turnaround?+
48 hours for standard delivery. 24-hour priority available on request. Larger batches scoped at engagement.
What inputs do you need?+
Entity name and country at minimum. USCC or registration number significantly improves match confidence and turnaround.
How do you handle offshore structures?+
For Phase 1, we screen direct Chinese entities. For Phase 2, ownership chains routed through BVI or Cayman are returned as unresolved with recommended next steps. We do not fabricate connections we cannot verify.
Do I need to integrate anything?+
No. The service is delivered as a managed engagement. You submit a file, we return a report. API integration is available separately if you want Datenna intelligence embedded into your existing screening workflow.
How is data security handled?+
Independently owned, European-incorporated. SOC 2 Type II certification in progress. Submitted data is processed in EU and US infrastructure and not retained beyond the engagement unless contractually agreed.
Have a counterparty list? Send us a sample.
We will run a small proof against your list, return the report, and walk you through it on a scoping call. Phase 1 is available today.
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