China vs Japan comparison: GDP (China 130T vs Japan 37T RMB, 3.5x), R&D spending (3.3T vs 600B RMB), auto production (30M vs 8M including 12M NEVs), patent filings (1.6M vs 300K), 5G base stations (4.5M vs 300K), EV production (12M vs 0.2M), robot density (nearly tied at ~400/10K), and semiconductor materials where Japan still leads globally.
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