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Why East Asia must turn away from exports
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
TL;DRAI
China transitioned from importing Asian high-tech components to full supply-chain competitor, forcing Taiwan, Korea, and Japan to abandon export-driven growth. Asia's traditional component-supply moat erodes, demanding urgent strategic diversification and ecosystem restructuring.
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