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Asia-PacificMay 2 2004

Dangerous liaison?

Korea is becoming far too reliant on exporting to China, and the honey pot won’t last for ever, says Yang Sung-jin.
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The primary concern for South Korea’s mobile phone industry is neither technology nor marketing strategy. What worries manufacturers is growing signs that the Chinese government might take measures aimed at lowering the share of Korean players.

“The portion of sales in China is growing fast, and it’s natural that we are very concerned about what the Chinese government does in connection with trade polices with Korea,” says an official of a mid-sized Korean handsetmanufacturer.

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