Incremental Supply Chain Substitution

When an economy faces external supply chain risks, it prioritizes localization in low-tech-barrier, mature sectors first, then progressively penetrates higher-end manufacturing. This substitution occurs incrementally along a gradient of technical difficulty, while maintaining reliance on international leaders to preserve cutting-edge competitiveness.

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Related principles

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  Industrial Fund Catalysis Effect
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  Infrastructure Demand Cascade
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  The Governance Paradox of Bidirectional Capital Market Opening
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  Capability Proof & Gradual Liberalization
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  State-Sponsored Capital Allocation Signal
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  Temporal Differentiation of Supply
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  Supply Chain Localization Tipping Point