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China Defiant Amid US Sanctions

Beijing vowed to counter US sanctions targeting Chinese companies, per Bloomberg.

The US urged China to fulfill rare earths and agriculture commitments before upcoming Trump-Xi talks, Reuters reports.

China approved the Long March 9 rocket for deep-space missions, SCMP notes, while also passing a cross-border corruption law.

Nvidia chips are piling up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approvals, Reuters reports.

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01scmpscmp.com · 6 NovBeijing approves giant Long March 9 rocket for deep-space and lunar base runs 02reutersreuters.com · 5 NovEXCLUSIVE: Nvidia chips pile up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approval 03reutersreuters.com · 6 NovUS urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings 04reutersreuters.com · 6 NovChina passes cross-border corruption law, expanding anti-graft drive 05bloomberg.com · 7 NovBeijing Vows to Hit Back Against US Sanctions on China Companies 06reutersreuters.com · 5 NovTrump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China 07scmpscmp.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: geopolitical tensions. Its words also reach E10 institutions and E11 organizations.

Here it is a dynamic between states, institutions and organizations: sanctions and US urged China (E12 states), with rare earths, agriculture commitments and import approvals (E10 institutions), and Long March 9 rocket and Nvidia chips (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: sanctions, US urged China.

E10 Institutions

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

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Long March 9 rocket, Nvidia chips.