Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
The US and China finalized a trade framework agreement covering rare earth exports and export controls. China agreed to deliver rare earths to the US in exchange for removal of countermeasures, following collapsed Geneva talks earlier over Chinese export restrictions.
Trade framework agreement with minimal constitutional impact. Rule_of_law:1 for international agreement norms, capture:2 for potential corporate/strategic resource influence. Unknown mechanism triggers 0.5 modifier, reducing already low base_score (3.68) to final A:2.02. B-score:4.55 reflects modest media interest in US-China trade and rare earth strategic importance but lacks viral elements. A<25, mechanism unknown, routine bilateral trade negotiation = clear Noise classification.
Standard trade policy monitoring. No constitutional threat detected. Track implementation for potential future regulatory capture concerns around rare earth supply chains.