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Trump has launched a strategic offensive in Central Asia, targeting China's stranglehold on critical minerals that power modern technology. In an unprecedented diplomatic move, he brought together all five Central Asian leaders, securing a massive $1.1 billion tungsten deal and over 30 business agreements while achieving a breakthrough with Kazakhstan's entry into the Abraham Accords. However, this represents a late entry into a game where China already controls 90% of global rare earth processing and dominates the region's mining infrastructure, with Russia maintaining tight control over transportation networks. Despite Central Asia's growing confidence in leveraging its mineral wealth, deep-rooted structural challenges and the established Chinese-Russian economic dominance continue to create significant obstacles for Western companies seeking to invest in this resource-rich but complex region.