An industry and a product need constant research and development to survive.
Such as LED lighting. Both China and Japan have their own brands. At first, it was almost the same, basically starting in 2005. Until today. Japanese LED lighting is basically accepted by the society in terms of modeling, technology (color temperature, color rendering, life span) and price. In our country, nothing can compare with it except the price. Many key projects (star hotels, large public facilities) basically use foreign products, although the price is expensive and the quality is good.
The initial R&D of the two countries is basically at the same level. However, the initial research and development resistance is great and difficult. Capital and market are the biggest problems. R&D needs money, and sales depend on the market. It must have been expensive when it was first put into production. Without the market, there will be no funds to repay, let alone improve development. If the market is not good, then the industry may be broken.
The Japanese government has introduced many policies, for example, public buildings must achieve a certain energy-saving rate. In order to achieve this, it will be faster to use LED lighting. It has promoted the LED market. At the same time, they also have energy-saving subsidies, and the government gives subsidies for purchases exceeding a certain amount. At the same time, the government also assists manufacturers to develop. After a few years, the technology became more and more mature and the price became lower and lower. LED successfully entered the market, replacing traditional lighting.
And ours, with almost no assistance, almost died in the end, relying only on the products of shanzhai people. All the products are very cheap.
I think this is one of the reasons why our products are not as popular as those in Japan.
Boycott Japanese goods is not a slogan, nor is it a bloody act. Buying is a market decision, and people's ideology can't control it.
On the other hand, look at the high-speed rail. Why are military workers so popular? You can't see who is behind this.