Beijing has vowed to retaliate against new US sanctions targeting Chinese companies, per Bloomberg.
The US is urging China to fulfill commitments on rare earths and agriculture ahead of upcoming Trump-Xi meetings, Reuters reports.
Meanwhile, China approved the Long March 9 rocket for deep-space missions and lunar base operations, as noted by South China Morning Post.
China also passed a cross-border corruption law, expanding its anti-graft campaign, Reuters adds.
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: retaliatory measures and diplomatic tensions. Its words also reach E10 institutions and E11 organizations.
Here it is a dynamic between states, institutions and organizations: US sanctions, Trump-Xi meetings and cross-border corruption law (E12 states), with rare earths and agriculture (E10 institutions), and Long March 9 rocket (E11 organizations).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: US sanctions, Trump-Xi meetings, cross-border corruption law.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: rare earths, agriculture.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Long March 9 rocket.