Kim Dong-won
The author is a former visiting professor of economics at Korea University.
As the artificial intelligence revolution accelerates, industrial policy competition among the three Northeast Asian manufacturing powers — Korea, China and Japan — is intensifying. The goal is to secure leadership in the global manufacturing sector. How this competition unfolds will shape the future of the region’s economies.
Chinese President Xi Jinping casts his vote on the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) on March 12. [SHIN KYUNG-JIN]
The Lee Jae Myung administration, inagurated in June last year, has pledged to make Korea one of the world’s three leading AI powers by 2030. Its goal is to strengthen the country’s core AI capabilities and establish Korea as a central player in the global AI economy.
