英文摘要 |
Since Korea and China established diplomatic relations in 1992, bilateral economic relation saw remarkable progress, especially after China officially joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), bilateral economic relation saw more remarkable progress. Korea’s exports to China expanded from US$ 2.7 billion in 1992 to US$ 69.5 billion in 2006. China has emerged as Korea’s biggest export market with its proportion in Korea’s total exports rising from 3.5% to 21.3% over the same time period. However, China’s growth is changing the nature of Korean investment in China. Conglomerates such as Samsung and LG that targeted the Chinese market have seen success with their investments, and most companies are placing more emphasis on the local market than in the past. The changing nature of Korean investment in China has sparked increasing debate and discussion, which is in turn causing the issue of an industrial“hollowing out”of Korea. The purpose of this paper is to found that a majority did not experience the effects of“hollowing out.”Rather, they experienced industrial upgrade, meaning that their level of sophistication has risen. |