Uniqlo owner CEO says 'No' to the chorus of exit-China calls

Tadashi Yanai sees 'no easy way' to replace Chinese factories and workers

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Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai says Chinese manufacturers are still key for achieving both high quality and mass production. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuji Murakami and Fast Retailing)

TAMAYO MUTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai says production in China remains important for the fashion retailer despite global companies decoupling from Beijing amid its stagnant economy and geopolitical tensions.

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