Cainiao Network
E108296
Cainiao Network is a Chinese logistics and supply chain company that provides technology-driven delivery and fulfillment services for e-commerce, particularly supporting Alibaba’s online marketplaces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cainiao Network canonical | 9 |
| Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cainiao Network Context triple: [Alibaba Group, owns, Cainiao Network]
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A.
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
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B.
Tencent
Tencent is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate known for its dominant social media, gaming, and digital services platforms such as WeChat and QQ.
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C.
Paipai
Paipai are an indigenous people of northern Baja California, Mexico, traditionally speaking a Yuman language and maintaining distinct cultural and historical traditions in the region.
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D.
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited is the state-controlled company responsible for managing and operating Beijing’s main international airport and related aviation services.
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E.
Coupang
Coupang is a South Korean e-commerce company often called the “Amazon of Korea,” known for its ultra-fast delivery service and dominant online retail platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cainiao Network Target entity description: Cainiao Network is a Chinese logistics and supply chain company that provides technology-driven delivery and fulfillment services for e-commerce, particularly supporting Alibaba’s online marketplaces.
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A.
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
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B.
Tencent
Tencent is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate known for its dominant social media, gaming, and digital services platforms such as WeChat and QQ.
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C.
Paipai
Paipai are an indigenous people of northern Baja California, Mexico, traditionally speaking a Yuman language and maintaining distinct cultural and historical traditions in the region.
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D.
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited is the state-controlled company responsible for managing and operating Beijing’s main international airport and related aviation services.
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E.
Coupang
Coupang is a South Korean e-commerce company often called the “Amazon of Korea,” known for its ultra-fast delivery service and dominant online retail platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logistics company
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supply chain company ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
courier companies
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third-party logistics providers ⓘ warehouse operators ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cross-border logistics
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fulfillment services ⓘ last-mile delivery ⓘ logistics data platforms ⓘ smart logistics infrastructure ⓘ technology-driven delivery services ⓘ |
| goal |
improve logistics efficiency
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reduce delivery times ⓘ support e-commerce growth ⓘ |
| industry |
e-commerce logistics
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logistics ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ technology services ⓘ |
| majorShareholder | Alibaba Group ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Asia
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China ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ global markets ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Alibaba Group ⓘ |
| provides |
international shipping solutions
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logistics data analytics ⓘ logistics network optimization ⓘ order fulfillment services ⓘ parcel tracking services ⓘ warehouse management solutions ⓘ |
| roleInAlibabaEcosystem |
data and technology platform for logistics
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logistics infrastructure provider ⓘ |
| serves |
e-commerce merchants
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online shoppers ⓘ |
| serviceType |
B2B logistics services
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B2C delivery services ⓘ cross-border e-commerce logistics ⓘ |
| supports |
AliExpress
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Alibaba online marketplaces ⓘ
linked to:
Alibaba Group
Lazada ⓘ Taobao ⓘ Tmall ⓘ |
| uses |
Internet of Things
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artificial intelligence ⓘ big data technologies ⓘ cloud computing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cainiao Network Description of subject: Cainiao Network is a Chinese logistics and supply chain company that provides technology-driven delivery and fulfillment services for e-commerce, particularly supporting Alibaba’s online marketplaces.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alibaba Group (minority stake holder context; ownership structure complex)
subject linked to:
Alibaba Group (minority stake holder context; ownership structure complex)
subject linked to:
Alibaba Group (minority stake holder context; ownership structure complex)
subject linked to:
Alibaba Group (minority stake holder context; ownership structure complex)
linked to: Cainiao Network
subject linked to:
BABA