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China's Global Diplomatic Tightrope

Beijing is navigating a complex diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for high-stakes meetings with Trump and Putin, per The Guardian.

Analysts note the timing of these talks could influence global trade dynamics, especially in rare earths and agriculture, Reuters reports.

Meanwhile, China has approved a massive Long March 9 rocket for lunar missions, SCMP notes, signaling continued space ambitions.

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01scmpscmp.com · 6 NovBeijing approves giant Long March 9 rocket for deep-space and lunar base runs 02reutersreuters.com · 6 NovUS urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings 03theguardiantheguardian.com · 7 NovUkraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion 04reutersreuters.com · 5 NovTrump's political humbling signals short-term gain, long-term pain for China 05scmpscmp.com · 7 NovManila weighs second South China Sea legal case against Beijing: analyst

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 · E11 · E13 · E14

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 tensions. Its words also reach E11 organizations, E13 civilizations and E14 global.

Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and civilizations: Trump and Putin (E12 states), with Long March 9 rocket and lunar missions (E11 organizations), and rare earths and agriculture (E13 civilizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Trump, Putin.

E11 Organizations

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

E13 Civilizations

The floor of patterns across many states. In this briefing: rare earths, agriculture.

E14 Global

The floor of the planet acting as one. In this briefing: global trade dynamics.