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China has local bootlegs, err... alternatives. Most countries don't have that.

• int_19h 1y ago
  Russia also has such alternatives. Turns out that they aren't all that hard to develop once the original is unavailable, since lock-in is the main barrier to entry. In this sense, sanctions can sometimes have the opposite effect - by removing the established players from the market, they create opportunities for locals to fill the niches, making the country more self-sufficient in the long run, and thus harder to influence.