China's Quantum Landscape: Research, Patents & Procurement
Quantum technology has been a structural pillar of China's national strategy since 2006 — and is now explicitly linked to Xi Jinping's concept of "new productive forces." This Deep Research product maps China's full quantum ecosystem using Datenna's proprietary dataset: tracking how national policy translates into funded research, patent output, procurement behaviour, and — critically — defence and dual-use linkages that are invisible to conventional analysis.
What's inside
16,000 quantum patents analysed across five CET subcategories (computing, communications, sensing, supporting systems, materials & fabrication) — quantum communications leads with 4,833 patents, quantum computing surging since 2022
1,600 procurement tenders mapped — Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Science (BAQIS) is the single largest buyer with 360 tenders; 66 of its 135 suppliers also supply the Chinese defence industry or appear on sanctions lists
Origin Quantum (Hefei Benyuan): 1,001 patents in quantum computing, direct procurement wins with the PLA Strategic Support Force and CMC Logistics — added to US Entity List in May 2024
QuantumCTek: 316 quantum communications patents, founded by Pan Jianwei of USTC, USTC holds 13.46% indirect stake — on US sanctions list since November 2021
BAQIS won a tender for quantum algorithm research directly from the PLA Strategic Support Force in 2022; SUSTech supplier Futong Quantum has repeatedly supplied the National University of Defense Technology
Hefei cluster analysis: USTC at the core with indirect shareholdings in 29 quantum companies including Origin Quantum and QuantumCTek — a clear lab-to-market pipeline for China's most strategically sensitive quantum capabilities
Full ownership mapping, procurement connections, patent analysis, and geolocation data in the complete report.
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