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https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/dont-worry-about-chinas-gallium-and-germanium-export-bans/ This writer explains that the ban on rare minerals by China will only have short term effects. My question: if China is slowing, shouldn't Japan redouble efforts to increase exports to other markets outside Asia, such as Latin America and Africa, where growth is high? Do you see any signs of this?

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Not so easy. Japan is having trouble competing everywhere, even with a record low real yen.

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