Lee Sang-ryeol
The author is a senior editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo.
“We are fortunate that the United States is checking China, giving Korean companies more time.”
The comment came from Kwon Oh-hyun, a former Samsung Electronics chair who led the company’s semiconductor rise. His point was clear: Korea’s current semiconductor boom is not solely the result of domestic competitiveness, nor is there any guarantee it will last.
Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon, center, Samsung Electronics' management negotiator Yeo Myung-koo, left, and Choi Seung-ho, right, head of the Samsung Electronics chapter of the Samsung Group United Union, shake hands after signing a tentative wage agreement. [KIM SUNG-RYONG]
