Could China sanction US for illegal international seabed mining? A study says yes

Intelligence summary

For decades, the United States has used economic and financial restrictions as major foreign policy tools. But as China and other countries gain greater economic and technological strength, they are also acquiring more ways to push back against US actions, with deep-sea mining possibly becoming a testing ground for that shift. China could join other countries in taking coordinated countermeasures, including sanctions against companies, if the US proceeds with seabed mining in violation of...