00:00Three countries in South America control 50% of the world's battery future.
00:05Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina sit atop massive salt flats, hiding trillions in electric metal.
00:13Beijing and Washington spend billions courting local leaders to lock down exclusive export supply chains.
00:19These nations leverage foreign competition, increasingly demanding value-added processing before granting extraction rights.
00:27This immense leverage compels foreign manufacturers to invest billions in local green technology.
00:34That is why these three nations hold all the cards when...
