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Why are Client Components not allowed to import Server Components?

Senior React
Quick Answer Client Components run in the browser รขโ‚ฌโ€ they're part of the JS bundle. Server Components run on the server and are never included in the client bundle. If a Client Component imported a Server Component, that Server Component code would need to be in the client bundle รขโ‚ฌโ€ leaking server-only code and defeating the purpose.

Answer

Client bundles run in the browser; server-only code cannot be bundled and would cause unresolved modules and hydration failures.
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