# China Defiant Amid US Sanctions

- Place: Beijing, China (39.9042, 116.4074)
- Published: 2026-11-07T09:58:56.148Z · expires 2026-11-14T09:58:56.148Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E11 Organizations, E10 Institutions
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/8r1
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

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.

## Sources

- [Beijing approves giant Long March 9 rocket for deep-space and lunar base runs](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3373578/beijing-approves-giant-long-march-9-rocket-deep-space-and-lunar-base-runs) · scmp.com · 2026-11-06
- [EXCLUSIVE: Nvidia chips pile up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approval](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-chips-pile-up-hong-kong-china-withholds-import-approval-2026-11-05/) · reuters.com · 2026-11-05
- [US urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-urged-beijing-implement-commitments-busan-trade-deal-treasury-says-2026-11-06/) · reuters.com · 2026-11-06
- [China passes cross-border corruption law, expanding anti-graft drive](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-standing-committee-national-peoples-congress-passes-cross-border-2026-11-06/) · reuters.com · 2026-11-06
- [Beijing Vows to Hit Back Against US Sanctions on China Companies](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-07/beijing-vows-to-hit-back-against-us-sanctions-on-china-companies) · bloomberg.com · 2026-11-07
- [Trump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trumps-political-humbling-signals-short-term-gain-long-term-pain-china-2026-11-05/) · reuters.com · 2026-11-05
- [‘Fake democracy’ or a plus for Beijing? Chinese internet users on the US midterms](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3373236/fake-democracy-or-plus-beijing-chinese-internet-users-us-midterms) · scmp.com · 2026-11-04

## Open data shown on the globe

- Rare earths in the ground near here · USGS mineral deposit databases (public domain) · mine areas: Maus et al. 2022, global mining polygons (CC BY-SA 4.0): 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 · check: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/major-deposits/