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.
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).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: The US, Trump-Xi talks, military supplies.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: rare earths, agriculture.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Chinese firms, Nvidia chips.