Promoting exports succeeded for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan when they were trying to catch up with the West. It is not an approach that works in places that are already rich https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/05/28/how-east-asia-should-respond-to-its-china-shock?taid=6a1b9f8986566d0001e0805f&;utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter