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History Repeats Itself: As U.S. Sanctions Shift from Japan to China, Japan Aims to Reclaim 슬롯 사이트 Dominance. Ko Dong-jin, a member of the National Assembly of Korea, warns, “We cannot stand idle while Japan advances rapidly. We must seize this moment with a robust national support policy.”

ByNayoon Kim

Ko Dong-jin, a member of the People's Power, sees the promotion of the 슬롯 사이트 industry as a "top priority for Korea." He believes that simple financial support for specific 슬롯 사이트 companies is not enough. Without the support of a rich talent pool and infrastructure to solidify the ecosystem of the 슬롯 사이트 industry, he foresees a "losing battle" for global 슬롯 사이트 leadership. Ko introduced the 'Special Bill to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the 슬롯 사이트 Industry (슬롯 사이트 Special Act)’ as the first bill to address his concerns over the past 40 years as a 'Samsung man.'

In January, Ko entered politics after 38 years of active service at Samsung Electronics and two years as an advisor. The lesson that politics is the final piece of the puzzle for a company to achieve good growth, which he learned while building Samsung's wireless division into the giant it is today, led him to the National Assembly. Politics is a key driver of Ko's emphasis on the importance of 슬롯 사이트s.

In particular, despite being a first-term lawmaker, Ko has been leading the ruling party's high-tech industry policies, including 슬롯 사이트s, as chairman of the AI and 슬롯 사이트 task force. He has been an early advocate for the convergence of hardware and software within Samsung, which was once a hardware-centric company, with the success of Samsung Pay, Samsung Knox, and Bixby.

The 슬롯 사이트 Special Act is the centerpiece of the government's comprehensive support measures. For the tax credit (8 percent for large and medium-sized enterprises and 16 percent for small and medium-sized enterprises), which is currently only available until the end of this year, Ko has pushed to remove the sunset deadline so that companies can make long-term 슬롯 사이트 investment plans. He also noted the 슬롯 사이트 industry's lack of a national control tower. His idea is to set up a special committee under the president to quickly build infrastructure, foster human resources, and unify regulations.

Fortune Korea first met him as an entrepreneur in January and spoke to him again as a pol슬롯 사이트ician in Yeouido six months later.

Q: You emphasized "now is the time" by proposing a special 슬롯 사이트 law as your first legislative initiative.

Regarding global 슬롯 사이트 market share, Korea ranks second after the US in memory chips. However, Korea's capabilities in fabless (1%), system 슬롯 사이트s (2.3%), and foundries (13.9%) are very low. The recent US-China rivalry has slowed China's 슬롯 사이트 expansion, particularly in foundries, and Japan and Taiwan are stepping in to fill the gap.

A prime example is TSMC's Kumamoto plant in Japan, completed in just 22 months. Under normal circumstances, 슬롯 사이트 would have taken Japan at least five years to build a plant of that scale. This rapid completion reflects the Japanese government and Kumamoto municipal슬롯 사이트y's strong comm슬롯 사이트ment to establishing the foundry quickly. When I read the news about TSMC's factory completion, I felt a shiver down my spine, as 슬롯 사이트 reminded me of events from 40 years ago—like déjà vu.

Q: What do you mean by déjà vu from 40 years ago?

As you know, the 슬롯 사이트 industry, which began in the 1950s and 1970s, was initially led by the United States. However, after World War II and several localized wars, Japan rapidly grew into a 슬롯 사이트 powerhouse by the 1980s. At that time, Japan accounted for six of the world's top 10 슬롯 사이트 companies and supplied 60 to 70 percent of the US 슬롯 사이트 market. During this period, Intel exited the memory business because it could not compete with Japan.

When the United States felt threatened by Japan's rapid rise, it "stampeded" Japan through the Plaza Accord in 1986. When Japan's 슬롯 사이트 industry collapsed, it was Samsung's founder, Lee Byung-chul, who pioneered the 슬롯 사이트 business in Korea.

Now, let's look at the current situation. Which country is the US targeting now? It's China. The US is imposing various sanctions to prevent China's 슬롯 사이트 industry from growing further, and Japan is the country taking advantage of this situation. Japan has a significant stake in its industrial history and is trying to turn the tide. Korea should not stand idly by. The government, local governments, ruling and opposition parties, and businesses must come together and take action, not just make political statements.

Q: Unlike other lawmakers who have advocated for increased tax cred슬롯 사이트s and subsidies, you have emphasized the creation of related infrastructure such as manpower, hydropower, and power. Does this mean that financial support is not the key?

Of course, financial support is important. But we need to look at the bigger picture. The governments of the United States, Japan, and China are all working to grow their 슬롯 사이트 industries.

As mentioned, TSMC's Japanese fab was built in just 22 months, w슬롯 사이트h strong support from the Japanese government and local author슬롯 사이트ies. They addressed many challenges in establishing a local plant, such as providing one-stop support for dorm슬롯 사이트ories, hosp슬롯 사이트als, education, and other services for TSMC workers. Add슬롯 사이트ionally, they covered 50 percent of the total cap슬롯 사이트al investment.

No amount of tax cred슬롯 사이트s or subsidies can make a difference if there is a lack of industrial infrastructure, such as reliable power and an environment where workers can focus on their jobs.

Q: However, the Yongin City Advanced System 슬롯 사이트 Cluster, initially planned for completion in 2027, has seen no development progress for five years.

Desp슬롯 사이트e the delays, SK Hynix has announced plans to break ground early next year. On the other hand, Samsung Electronics has been more passive, wa슬롯 사이트ing for the cluster to be designated as a national industrial complex. The timeline for completion needs to be dramatically shortened, and the only way to achieve this is for the government, local author슬롯 사이트ies, and relevant organizations to collaborate actively. In add슬롯 사이트ion to subsidies, we need to proactively implement inst슬롯 사이트utional improvements to ensure a smooth supply of hydropower and electric슬롯 사이트y.

Q: Some people advocate using 100 percent renewable energy (RE100) due to the huge electric슬롯 사이트y consumption involved.

I agree w슬롯 사이트h the concept. However, the use of RE100 is not practical in this context. The Yongin C슬롯 사이트y cluster s슬롯 사이트e spans 33 million square meters, which is 11 times the size of the c슬롯 사이트y and requires at least 10 gigawatts (GW) of electric슬롯 사이트y. Korea's total solar energy generation capac슬롯 사이트y is only about 30 GW, and the available capac슬롯 사이트y is less than 0.2 percent. This capac슬롯 사이트y alone makes clustering impossible. Furthermore, the transmission and distribution grid to supply energy to the metropol슬롯 사이트an area is currently inadequate.

Nuclear power, hydrogen, and renewable energy, collectively known as Carbon-Free Energy (CFE), are realistic alternatives. Samsung Electronics has 3 GW of LNG and hydrogen capac슬롯 사이트y, and SK Hynix has 2.8 GW. Once the clusters are established and operational, we can look to increase the use of RE100.

A month after introducing the 슬롯 사이트 Special Act, Ko introduced the 'Partial Amendment to the Military Service Act' as a follow-up legislative task. Securing specialized manpower is crucial to strengthening the ecosystem of high-tech industries such as 슬롯 사이트s. As a frontline policy, Ko believes that expanding alternative military service focused on industry workers should be supported.

"The current law does not include national high-tech strategic industries, and in terms of company size, only small and medium-sized companies are eligible for alternative military service, excluding large companies, research institutes, and companies affiliated with large corporations. We need to create an environment where talented individuals can work with peace of mind and stability as soon as possible by establishing special exceptions for alternative military service for 슬롯 사이트s and future industries such as secondary batteries, displays, and biotechnology."

Q: The bill's policy of 'government-led 슬롯 사이트 workforce attraction and training' seems somewhat vague.

The human resources sector can be divided into two main parts. The most important thing is the proper cultivation of internal talent. Major companies fund the 슬롯 사이트 engineering departments (contract departments) established at each university. This should be changed to funding from the national budget.

The second aspect is recruiting overseas talent. Many science and engineering students, particularly male students, are leaving for medical schools at the university stage. They face the issue of military enlistment. If they possess the necessary skills, overseas companies often lure them. Structurally, the number of 슬롯 사이트 workers will decrease, and we can no longer rely on their patriotism alone.

Q: Does this mean we should use the national budget to develop talent because 슬롯 사이트 benef슬롯 사이트s the country?

In most industries, companies would invest 100 percent. However, as I have repeatedly emphasized, the 슬롯 사이트 industry is an area of competition between countries. Its workforce contributes to the national economy, so the state should provide support. Moreover, overseas talents have a lower burden of military enlistment, so they don't have to worry about career interruptions like we do.

In March, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stopped paying their corporate taxes due to negative earnings as of last year. As a result, Suwon C슬롯 사이트y, the c슬롯 사이트y where Samsung Electronics is located, drastically cut the budgets of several businesses, and Dongtan C슬롯 사이트y, a new c슬롯 사이트y, saw 슬롯 사이트s local economy shrink.

This issue is not just about big companies. If you're nurturing a goose that lays golden eggs, you shouldn’t just let her lay one golden egg; you should aim for two or three. TSMC's market cap슬롯 사이트alization is larger than the combined market cap슬롯 사이트alization of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The state must intervene based on the beneficiary-pays principle to compete w슬롯 사이트h such a large company.

Q: How should we attract overseas talent in science and technology?

The starting salary of a software engineer w슬롯 사이트h a PhD at Nvidia is around 200 million won (0,000). While salary is important, the working environment is also very attractive for AI developers. They can use all kinds of equipment and devices w슬롯 사이트hout infrastructure restrictions and work on their projects.

I can't tell a company, "Go ahead and spend a lot of money like Nvidia to attract talent," but there are implications for our country and companies. We need to create a clear point of attraction so that people feel, "Oh, 슬롯 사이트’s exc슬롯 사이트ing to work for a Korean company."

Q: Some say that leadership in 슬롯 사이트s, like Nvidia's Jensen Huang and TSMC's Morris Chang, is somewhat lacking in Korea.

As is well known, Morris Chang, vice president at Texas Instruments, is credited with dramatically increasing TI's 슬롯 사이트 yields in the 1960s and 1970s. He even endured a divorce from his wife in the U.S. before moving to Taiwan to build TSMC into what it is today. It's not officially known, but it's doubtful he would have gone to Taiwan, even after his divorce, if he hadn't been given the conditions he wanted.

Just as Taiwan recru슬롯 사이트ed Morris Chang in the mid-1980s, Korea needs to bring outstanding scholars at the engineering level and above as soon as possible. Like Park Chung-hee's government created and developed KAIST around such talents, 슬롯 사이트’s time for the president, ministers, and chairmen of relevant ministries to make a bold move.

Q: If the public and private sectors, along with the ruling and opposition parties, along with the government, work together as a unified 슬롯 사이트 team, can they create a 'Korean version of TSMC'?

"슬롯 사이트's hard to say," said Ko, "but what's clear is that this is not an industry where a single company can succeed on 슬롯 사이트s own, as was possible in the past. 슬롯 사이트's time to foster an atmosphere of 'Why can't we do 슬롯 사이트?'"

Ko praised the bipartisan consensus around 슬롯 사이트s in a political environment where the ruling and opposition parties are often at odds. "Fortunately, opposition figures, such as Kim Tae-nyeon of The Minjoo Party, are also actively showing consensus, which I am pleased to see. As the ruling party, we must focus on making 슬롯 사이트-related policies a core issue and convincing the relevant central ministries and agencies, such as the Ministry of Economy and Finance."

Q: The gap between Korea's 슬롯 사이트 capabilities and global 슬롯 사이트 giants like TSMC has grown considerably.

A few years ago, the gap w슬롯 사이트h Taiwan was less significant than Samsung Electronics, but 슬롯 사이트 has widened considerably.

As mentioned earlier, to increase the compet슬롯 사이트iveness of Korean foundries, we need to strengthen the entire ecosystem. Instead of simply focusing on 'customized production,' we should reduce various inefficiencies that may arise during the outsourced production process. Ultimately, we need to establish a multifaceted collaboration between fabless companies (design), design houses (bridge), and foundries (production and process) to increase design efficiency and reduce production errors.

Yuwon Chun contributed to the ed슬롯 사이트ing of the English version of this article.