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Headcount and Costs Escalate As Schoolyard Bullies US, China Forge Allegiances

William Pesek, Columnist, Nikkei Asian Review

23-Jul-20 07:37

Headcount and Costs Escalate As Schoolyard Bullies US, China Forge Allegiances

As the US-China war escalates on a near-daily basis, the headcount and cost from having to take sides ratchets ever higher.

In Japan's case, that number is estimated at around $2.2 billion.

Tokyo, Japan-based Nikkei Asian Review columnist William Pesek discusses.

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