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For total exports and imports to a country, it makes no difference. For country/country pairs, it changes things. For example, a big chunk of the US trade def
by lliiffee 17y ago
For total exports and imports to a country, it makes no difference. For country/country pairs, it changes things. For example, a big chunk of the US trade deficit with China should be reassigned to Japan.
- patio11 17y agoA Japanese chassis, Japanese lens, Japanese gasket, Japanese CPU, Japanese receiver, Japanese software, and Japanese keyboard in a Chinese paper box is a Chinese cell phone when it is convenient for it to be one. My neighbors got quite literally burned in effigy in the 1980s for making American manufacturers look bad (I live in the region that generates the lion's share of Japan's electronic components and automobile parts). They learned the lesson: don't be seen as making Americans look bad. There is a Japanese proverb you may have heard of called "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." There are a few ways to spin it, but they all suggest not being that nail. Making China be that nail instead? That's like triple bonus points. (China and Japan have a... storied relationship with each other.)