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		foolinaround on Sept 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Comparative advantage and when to blow up your isl... > so long as they also specialize in something that China needs tomorrow, China may learn to specialize in that something. It is never a good strategy to depend on the weakness of others for the long term.

admax88q on Sept 18, 2020 [–]

That's the whole argument of comparative advantage though, even if China is better at everything its still in their best interest to trade because everyone comes out ahead if they specialize in what they're best at.

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