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  "title": "Chinese rare-earth project in Laos stumbles as industry rakes in profits",
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  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-08-11T00:06:52.000Z",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Wave of US tariff refunds flows back to Chinese firms, buoying profits by millions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/wave-of-us-tariff-refunds-flows-back-to-chinese-firms-buoying-profits",
        "published": "2026-08-10T15:00:10.000Z"
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