Upon hearing the term ¡°economic security,¡± many people think of measures such as export controls, screening of investments by foreign firms, strengthening of supply chains and development of cutting-edge technologies.
These are certainly important aspects, but there are other factors that are vital to economic security, including infrastructure financing, currency and financial sanctions.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s proposals for its economic security strategy defines the term as ¡°ensuring the nation¡¯s independence, survival and prosperity in economic terms.¡±
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