China Company Research & Decision Support

Better decisions on Chinese companies start with better evidence.

Independent, China-grounded company research and commercial due diligence for professional teams evaluating suppliers, partners, investments and market opportunities.

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The real brief

When the decision matters, a company profile is not enough.

Is this company who it claims to be?
Is this supplier genuinely capable, or simply well presented online?
Which Chinese companies deserve deeper engagement?
What do Chinese-language and official sources reveal that English searches miss?
Does the evidence support an investment, partnership or market-entry decision?

Core research services

Research built around the decision you need to make.

Company Research & Commercial Due Diligence

Verify identity, ownership, related parties, operating footprint, commercial position and material risk signals.

Typical outputs

Company profile
Evidence ledger
Risk and uncertainty summary
Decision-ready conclusion

Supplier Sourcing, Screening & Partner Assessment

Identify, source and assess potential suppliers and partners against consistent commercial, capability and operating criteria.

Typical outputs

Supplier or partner longlist
Consistent screening criteria
Capability evidence
Shortlist and follow-up questions

Comparative Research & Decision Intelligence

Compare multiple companies on consistent criteria and turn fragmented evidence into a defensible shortlist or next step.

Typical outputs

Comparison matrix
Scored or reasoned assessment
Evidence gaps
Recommended next step

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Selected work

See how evidence changed the next decision.

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Electric-vehicle supply chain

Connecting fragmented evidence for an EV investment decision

Decision: How should the client assess a Chinese battery manufacturer's leadership, institutional relationships and emerging-technology direction?
Research scope: Clarified the strategic purpose behind each research question. Mapped academic-enterprise links and leadership networks.
Outcome: The client received clear, well-sourced intelligence structured around the investment decision and the areas requiring further validation.

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Semiconductor design services

Looking beyond capability claims to assess ASIC partners

Decision: Which Chinese ASIC design providers offered a relevant custom-design service, how did their capabilities differ, and what could their wider business mean for a potential partnership?
Research scope: Clarified service boundaries, including custom design, selected design stages, technology integration and manufacturing coordination. Cross-referenced customer cases, partner records, technical materials and Chinese patent records.
Outcome: Detailed company studies, a quick comparison and an executive assessment gave the client a stronger basis for further partner assessment, with the questions to resolve before deeper engagement clearly identified.

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Enterprise email and dedicated private-cloud procurement

Connecting an enterprise email comparison with China procurement readiness

Decision: Which technical, contracting and operating conditions had to be ready before the client could commit to enterprise email procurement for its China office?
Research scope: Clarified the required product edition, dedicated hosting model, containerised deployment, migration and documentation needs. Compared supplier options and the combined scope of licensing, implementation and infrastructure.
Outcome: The client received a supplier comparison and preliminary procurement direction showing what could be prepared, what depended on local-entity readiness and which answers were needed before committing.

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Led by Denise Tian

China-grounded research. Direct senior accountability.

Denise Tian is a CIM-certified marketing professional with more than a decade of B2B experience across mainland China and Hong Kong. She combines client-side leadership and professional-services experience to turn China-grounded research into decision-ready work.

Principal, China Company ResearchCIM-certified marketing professional10+ years of B2B experience across mainland China and Hong KongClient-side and professional-services experience

About the research practice

What clients valued

Denise is as reliable as they come and is completely transparent about her work. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a deep-dive analysis into the Chinese/Asian business world.

Nick A.Business Development Manager | United KingdomMarket Research & Strategy Firm

Start with the decision

What decision are you trying to make?

Share the context you can disclose. A short explanation is enough to begin shaping the right approach.

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