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Trump-Xi Summit Preparations

China airs 'serious concern' over US sanctions ahead of Xi-Trump Apec meeting, per SCMP.

US and China trade chiefs hold call ahead of summit in Shenzhen, SCMP reports.

US urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments before Trump-Xi talks, Reuters notes.

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01reutersreuters.com · 6 NovUS urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings 02scmpscmp.com · 7 NovChina airs ‘serious concern’ over US sanctions ahead of Xi, Trump Apec meeting 03scmpscmp.com · 6 NovUS, China trade chiefs hold call ahead of Trump-Xi summit in Shenzhen 04nbcnewsnbcnews.com · 6 NovChina confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting

Open data on the globe —

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Rare earths in the ground near here
28 known rare earths deposits within 800 km
by metal: rare earths 28 · thorium 17 · zinc 14 · lead 14
mine land within 800 km: about 551 km²
“28 known rare earths deposits lie within 800 km; the nearest is Qingyuan, 169 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

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 preparations. Its words also reach E11 organizations.

Here it is a dynamic between states and organizations: US sanctions, US and China trade chiefs, Trump-Xi talks and US urges China (E12 states), with rare earths and agriculture commitments (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: US sanctions, US and China trade chiefs, Trump-Xi talks, US urges China, Apec meeting.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: rare earths, agriculture commitments.

Read The Arena, the E0–E14 stack →

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