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S. Korea suffering severe technological brain drain to China in batteries, semiconductors
Major areas of South Korea’s technology sector, including batteries and semiconductors, are experiencing a severe talent drain to China, a report shows. Industry observers are calling for government countermeasures to stanch the losses.
According to the report, China — the country where a large portion of South Korean resources are going — is courting talented South Koreans through tactics that border on “plundering.” Since launching its “Made in China 2025” industry advancement strategy in 2015, the Chinese government has been actively working to attract overseas talent, with companies wooing talented South Koreans with exceptional benefit packages.
The report named batteries, semiconductors, and aviation as areas where the brain drain has been particularly acute.ttp://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/919603.html