{
  "id": 15768021,
  "title": "US and China Battle for Influence in Central Asia as Rubio Seals $12 Billion in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-and-china-battle-for-influence-in-central-asia-as-rubio-seals-12",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Asia/US-and-China-Battle-for-Influence-in-Central-Asia-as-Rubio-Seals-12-Billion-in.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Uzbekistan in recent days has served as an octagon of competition between the United States and China over economic influence in Central Asia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio led an almost 300-strong American business delegation to the Uzbek city of Samarkand for a business forum, where on October 19, he held talks with the foreign ministers from all five Central Asian states. Uzbek media,…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}