As China moves away from labor intensive and low skill industries, the only way is moving up. In that process, it's bound to displace its neighbors such as Japan and South Korea in sectors such as software development, semiconductors, automotive and machinery. In fact, China has already pushed South Korea out of its #1 in shipbuilding several years ago, which had replaced Japan earlier.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/09/south-korea-tech-at-risk-as-china-steps-up-ambitions.html
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_business/750516.html
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This is a good post. You have backup your statement/opinion with a brief explanation and better still, you have included some links. I have given you a tick.
You can consider it anyway you want, but the facts remain. In this case, your comments are less than professional. Associating comments you don't like as "boasting" deserving of warning or ban is quite frankly "hot air". Perhaps they need to reconsider your suitability as a mod.
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I didn't mean to put you or
@Economic superpower down. That wasn't my intention, if you feel aggrieved, I am sorry.
I was just "thinking aloud" what other non-Chinese posters may be thinking. (btw, they may or may not think that way.)
Looking back, I should not have used the words "boasting" and "hot-air". They are too strong.
When I was just a poster, I posted whatever I like.
Now, I am a mod and believe me, it's not an easy job.
If you have seen some of the complaints I get, you will understand.
I try to be FAIR to everybody. FYI, I have even issued warnings to a couple of my favorite posters.
When members "report" their grievances, if in my opinion is valid, I will act.
This article is some very biased and very missinformative trash. Not sure if they are trying to politicise this topic. It makes very missleading and opinionated claims that hardly corelate with the facts and missleading and silly comparisons about numbers and facts in favour of China/against Korean producer.
Losing marketshare because Chinese domestic market is growing is not a "loss" by Koreans to China. Its a win win for both of the countries, its a much bigger market, the Koreans just didn't get the big piece out of the new juicy cake.
Major online game makers dont need to crank out games every month or year, it doesn't really matter if their last domestic game was released in 2012. Thats not how the business works its not that simple. Tencent owned Riot Games produced only one real game since 2009 and most would gladly take their place.
There is only one country on earth that actually built one major game with augmented or virtual reality. The Japanese Pokemon GO is the first big thing that spread like a wildfire but actually made not all that much money despite global release and high initial demand and it does not seem to have much of a lifetime if they don't quickly changes and extend things. They made "only" 200 Million wordwide in its first month and the hype dropped just as quick as it came.
Those two U.S. games have been dominating nearly every market, that isn't a Korean problem only, and there are seriously not that many Chinese produced popular online or mobile games in Korea at all. Yes its not 0 but not really "many".
Profits in this industry swing up and down every time, just saying last quarter dropped by 30, 40 or 50% out of context tells nothing about the big picture where the profits are rather stable. Some companies do worse some better that happens on the Chinese market too.
These game are better than those other games? Measured by what? They are calling themself Financial Times or Gamer Reviewer now?
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IMHO, this is a good opinion piece.
