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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will host leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices, including smartphones, electric vehicles and fighter jets.

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Trump hosts leaders from Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , and Uzbekistan at the White House.

Summit aims to boost cooperation on rare earth minerals and reduce U.S. dependence on China.

China currently dominates global rare earth processing and export markets.

Senators push to repeal old trade limits to encourage U.S. investment in Central Asia .

Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are holding

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