All predicted by Ernest Callenbach in 1975 in his book
Ecotopia.
Specifically, repair parts for Chinese tractors. I don't have a copy to hand (met the guy once) but there's this:
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Originally Posted by [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotopia"
Wikipedia[/URL]]The book is set in 1999 (25 years in the future from 1974) and consists of diary entries and reports of journalist William Weston, who is the first American mainstream media reporter to investigate Ecotopia, a small country that broke away from the United States in 1980. Prior to Weston's reporting, most Americans had been barred from entering the new country, which is depicted as being on continual guard against revanchism. The new nation of Ecotopia consists of Northern California, Oregon, and Washington; it is hinted that Southern California is a lost cause.
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