China surpasses South Korea in tech and science gains, Seoul says as ‘unacceptable and upsetting’ loss to rival spurs introspection

In the ramped-up realm of science and technology, market competition between global manufacturing powers China and South Korea appears to have intensified in recent years.

China’s advancements in 136 key technologies outpaced those of South Korea for the first time in 2022, according to a recent report by the latter’s Ministry of Science and ICT (information and communication technology).