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If relationships with China go further south, I've been wondering/worrying if that might eventually (and sadly) affect the supply of cheap components to young, developing 'makers', many of whom ultimatately tend to end up in this line of industry after years of tinkering.

The knock-on effect could be huge in the future.

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I’ve worried about this too, but it is a two way street. China’s industry can’t stop supplying these components to manufacturers without taking a hit. The extra supply that feeds Makers won’t go away unless the production itself goes away. In spite of all their efforts, this is still Capitalism, and there are still willing buyers.

The Chinese government is boneheaded enough to do something like that, definitely. It would of course be a bad idea in the long run as production would simply move.

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