> In the 80es the us and Japan fought a tech and trade war very similar to the us china tech war that is going on today. Fundamental difference between these t

> In the 80es the us and Japan fought a tech and trade war very similar to the us china tech war that is going on today. Fundamental difference between these two trade wars is that US had then and still has now military presence in Japan while none in China. Japan has a somewhat limited sovereignty that affected how they could fight the trade war.