{
  "id": 15635564,
  "title": "Rubio pitches US business in Central Asia, says China ties need not suffer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/rubio-pitches-us-business-in-central-asia-says-china-ties-need-not",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3371420/rubio-pitches-us-business-central-asia-says-china-ties-need-not-suffer"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington wanted to compete for business in Central Asia without asking countries to stop working with China, as the United States and five regional governments outlined proposals to deepen cooperation on minerals, transport and technology. Speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Rubio was asked what Washington could offer as Beijing expanded its…",
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        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/yevgeny-prigozhin-is-dead-but-his-mercenary-empire-lives-on-his-son",
        "published": "2026-10-19T16:04:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Rubio pitches US business in Central Asia, says China ties need not suffer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/rubio-pitches-us-business-in-central-asia-says-china-ties-need-not-15637751",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:49:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}