South Korean media: "It's time to reassess China's technological and industrial strength!"
On July 22, the South Korean media "JoongAng Ilbo" published an article stating that recently, countries around the world have been re-evaluating China's technological and industrial strength. Now more and more people believe that China has become a country capable of producing world-class products in terms of technology.
Perhaps the recent "DeepSeek shock" played a big role in this. This is because a small Chinese AI R&D company successfully launched a large-scale language model (LLM) product that can compete with major capital-invested companies like American OpenAI. In addition, due to U.S. export controls, DeepSeek could not use NVIDIA's cutting-edge semiconductors. This means that they achieved this result using NVIDIA's low-end semiconductors and domestic semiconductors.
In fact, long before the "DeepSeek shock," there were plenty of evidence showing that China's technological level had reached world-class standards. For example, in the drone field, Chinese company DJI holds an absolute market share of over 70%, occupying an unbeatable position. In the robotics field, China is not only the largest market in the world, but its market share also exceeds 40%. In the electric vehicle field, due to environmental issues, electric vehicles are the inevitable choice of the future, and Chinese enterprises have a market share of more than 60% in the global market, especially BYD, which has surpassed Tesla and occupied the top position in the world in 2024. In the charging battery field, China's CATL ranked first in the world with a global market share of 36.8% in the first quarter of 2024, while South Korean companies such as LG Energy Solutions, Samsung SDI, and SK On are striving to maintain competitiveness and market share.
Not only in the production of commercialized products, but China has also taken the lead in intellectual property rights. Looking at international patent (PCT) applications, since 2019, the number of patents applied for by China has always been the highest in the world. According to the institutions, Huawei from China has been ranked first for several years. According to the 2023 data, four of the top ten applicants were Chinese companies.
The level of basic scientific papers is roughly the same. China ranks first in the number of paper publications. According to the recently released assessment "Nature Index" for research influence in 2025, eight of the top ten research institutions are Chinese institutions, showing a very high level. In the AI field, which is expected to dominate the future world, China is on par with the United States and has a decisive advantage. It is said that 70% of the generative AI-related patents submitted in the past 10 years were submitted by China, and 47% of the world's top AI talents come from China.
Historically, it is difficult to find an example of a technologically backward country rapidly developing into a technological power. Perhaps the only modern example is the United States, which recruited a large number of European scientists after World War II.
Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1838347382958096/
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