{
  "id": 3273686,
  "title": "US admits defeat in China minerals race. Can Brazil turn panic into processing power?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-admits-defeat-in-china-minerals-race-can-brazil-turn-panic-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:48:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365239/us-admits-defeat-china-minerals-race-can-brazil-turn-panic-processing-power"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira revealed that US President Donald Trump and his team conceded during White House talks in May that the United States had lost the critical minerals race to China. The minister made the disclosure in an unscripted speech on Monday to Exposibram, the industry conference run by the Brazilian Mining Institute, in the state of Minas Gerais,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Race to the Moon takes a new turn: China’s setback reignites competition with US to conquer South Pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/race-to-the-moon-takes-a-new-turn-chinas-setback-reignites",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:27:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US admits defeat in China minerals race. Can Brazil turn panic into processing power?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-admits-defeat-in-china-minerals-race-can-brazil-turn-panic-into-3278287",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:48:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}