Battle for supremacy in East Asia semiconductor manufacturing

According to state media, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for advances to be made to separate China from what it has called” stranglehold technology” for a decade, with seven of them being related to electronics.

A teacher from Peking University was seen telling his students that if China were to completely research, create, and create the high-speed coach system on its own, according to their study in a widely circulated video on Chinese social media platforms.  

Without unrestricted access to the global supply chains for electronics, you China’s device ambitions come correct?

Even as China tries to push its superior manufacturing sector, a recruitment consultant claimed there is a skill gap.

China wants to be seen as the gateway and spoke within the Asian markets for international companies that want to engage in manufacturing capacity, according to Ms. Jaya Dass, managing director of the recruitment firm Randstad Asia-Pacific.” China wants to see that advancement provides greater efficiency and productivity, not just from its own labor force.

China is having a hard time finding the appropriate skills in this field, though. Its labor supply market is failing to improve its digital and automated skills. ”

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