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China Vows to Counter US Sanctions

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.

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Sources —

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01reutersreuters.com · 6 NovUS urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings 02reutersreuters.com · 6 NovChina passes cross-border corruption law, expanding anti-graft drive 03bloombergbloomberg.com · 7 NovBeijing Vows to Hit Back Against US Sanctions on China Companies 04reutersreuters.com · 5 NovTrump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China 05scmpscmp.com · 6 NovBeijing approves giant Long March 9 rocket for deep-space and lunar base runs

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: 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).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: US sanctions, Trump-Xi meetings, cross-border corruption law.

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: Long March 9 rocket.