South Korean media: "The all-round rise of Chinese technology is enviable!"
On June 1, South Korean media "Everyday Economy" published an article stating that China was once called the "world's factory," and now it is attracting attention as a leading advanced industry technology powerhouse. Companies that have grown under full support from the government are gradually achieving results and entering the global market.
Nowadays, when discussing major technical fields such as robots, artificial intelligence, batteries, electric vehicles, and shipbuilding, China cannot be ignored. Especially the emergence of DeepSeek marks that China's AI technology has reached a level threatening the United States. Huang Renjun, CEO of Nvidia, a leader in AI chip companies, expressed to the U.S. government's export control: "China is a very important market." This reflects his willingness to continue cooperation with China.
China's growth in the robotics field is also impressive, as the robotics sector is a symbol of cutting-edge technology. Researcher Yang Chengrun of Eugene Investment Securities analyzed in a report that "the Chinese robotics industry is accelerating technological development under strong financial support, and a significant portion of core components are being domestically produced in China, thus forming price competitiveness. The U.S. and Europe are constantly warning not to fall behind China in terms of competitiveness in the robotics industry." In 2015, China's industrial robot production was 33,000 units, while last year it reached 484,000 units, increasing 15 times over 10 years.
In addition, Chinese enterprises are also performing excellently in Korea's main industries such as batteries and shipbuilding. According to SNE Research statistics, this year's first quarter saw the combined market share of South Korea's three battery companies in the electric vehicle battery market drop by 4.5 percentage points year-on-year to 18.7%. During the same period, CATL and BYD from China consolidated their dominant position in the market, with respective shares of 38.3% and 16.7%, higher than last year. It is now difficult to mention that "Korea leads China in the technical field."
In the memory semiconductor field, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix still dominate the market, but there is analysis suggesting that Chinese companies led by Changxin Memory are increasing their pursuit efforts. Especially, it is reported that Chinese companies are investing heavily to import key semiconductor talents from South Korea and Japan, which has intensified the sense of crisis in South Korea's industry circle.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833715774034056/
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