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Africa
Ghana, Zimbabwe and Zambia rejected or delayed proposed agreements, while Kenyan litigation exposed a broader dispute over long-term access to health records, regulatory control and the use of aid in critical-minerals bargaining.
Asia
Lula and Lee Jae Myung made a South Korea-Mercosur agreement an urgent priority while adding critical minerals and Brazilian meat access to a broader diversification agenda.
Oceania
Government, business and academic delegates linked Australia's renewable resources with Chinese supply chains, technology and infrastructure for mining, steel, cement and energy.
Brazil
Xi Jinping told Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that China supports Brazil in defending its sovereignty and rejecting external interference, while the two presidents advanced a broader agenda covering Mercosur trade talks, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, satellites and fertilizers.
India
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila for wide-ranging talks on trade, tariffs, critical minerals, energy, defence and artificial intelligence, as both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Quad and a free and open Indo-Pacific.
