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  "id": 17454603,
  "title": "Indo-Pacific Quad ministers work on supply chains, denounce arbitrary export restrictions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/indo-pacific-quad-ministers-work-on-supply-chains-denounce-arbitrary-17454603",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T18:43:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/indopacific-quad-ministers-work-on-supply-chains-denounce-arbitrary-export-restrictions-101793472225808.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Foreign ministers from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan have convened to discuss the strengthening of global supply chains and express concerns over arbitrary export restrictions and non-market practices that they deem as economic coercion. The joint statement issued by the four countries, during a meeting in Atlanta, comes amid growing tensions over China's dominance in critical minerals and rare earths. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to a \"free and open Indo-Pacific\" and emphasized the necessity of protecting navigational rights and freedoms in key maritime routes. Additionally, they pledged $85 million in support for trusted artificial intelligence technologies and launched a new initiative to identify potential vulnerabilities in semiconductor and related supply chains.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Quad delivering results for people in Indo-Pacific: Rubio",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/quad-delivering-results-for-people-in-indo-pacific-rubio",
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      }
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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."
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