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Beijing, ChinaE12 StatesE10E11

Trump-Xi Meeting Under Discussion

Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion, per The Guardian.

US urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings, Reuters reports.

China passes cross-border corruption law, expanding anti-graft drive, Reuters notes.

Beijing vows to hit back against US sanctions on Chinese companies, Bloomberg reports.

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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 03theguardiantheguardian.com · 7 NovUkraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion 04bloombergbloomberg.com · 7 NovBeijing Vows to Hit Back Against US Sanctions on China Companies 05reutersreuters.com · 5 NovTrump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China

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: diplomatic relations and sanctions. Its words also reach E10 institutions and E11 organizations.

Here it is a dynamic between states, institutions and organizations: Xi-Trump-Putin meeting, cross-border corruption law, US sanctions and Trump-Xi meetings (E12 states), with rare earths and agriculture commitments (E10 institutions), and Chinese companies (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

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

E10 Institutions

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

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Chinese companies.