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Beijing, ChinaE12 StatesE10E11

US-China Tensions Rise

The US is urging China to fulfill commitments on rare earths and agriculture before upcoming Trump-Xi talks, per Reuters.

China has passed a cross-border corruption law, expanding its anti-graft campaign, Reuters reports.

The US has sanctioned Chinese firms over alleged military supplies to Cuba, as reported by SCMP.

Nvidia chips are stockpiling in Hong Kong amid China's withholding import approvals, Reuters notes.

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Sources —

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01reutersreuters.com · 6 NovChina passes cross-border corruption law, expanding anti-graft drive 02scmpscmp.com · 5 NovUS sanctions Chinese firms over alleged military supplies to Cuba 03reutersreuters.com · 6 NovUS urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings 04reutersreuters.com · 5 NovEXCLUSIVE: Nvidia chips pile up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approval 05reutersreuters.com · 5 NovTrump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China 06scmpscmp.com · 4 Nov‘Fake democracy’ or a plus for Beijing? Chinese internet users on the US midterms

Open data on the globe —

check it yourself
Rare earths in the ground near here
9 known rare earths deposits within 800 km
by metal: iron 20 · zinc 14 · lead 14 · rare earths 9
mine land within 800 km: about 4,856 km²
“9 known rare earths deposits lie within 800 km; the nearest is Fanshan, 114 km away.”
USGS mineral deposit databases (public domain) · mine areas: Maus et al. 2022, global mining polygons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Open the same data on mrdata.usgs.gov →

Why these floors —

E12 · E10 · E11

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: diplomatic tensions and sanctions. Its words also reach E10 institutions and E11 organizations.

Here it is a dynamic between states, institutions and organizations: The US, Trump-Xi talks and military supplies (E12 states), with rare earths and agriculture (E10 institutions), and Chinese firms and Nvidia chips (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: The US, Trump-Xi talks, military supplies.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: rare earths, agriculture.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Chinese firms, Nvidia chips.