Global trade divides deepen amid push for friendshoring

Political and economic security worries lead to concentration of partners

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Countries are trading with a less diverse group amid geopolitical divides and economic security concerns. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

YOHEI HIROSE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- From Russia's war in Ukraine to U.S.-China tensions, international rifts are fragmenting global trade as countries focus on an increasingly narrow set of politically compatible partners.

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