Under these circumstances, once the process of a hollowing-out of manufacturing is set in motion, the pace of its spread and development can only get faster. The effects that this has on society as a whole can then come to be almost destructive in their force.
For textiles, footwear and white electric goods, the process of hollowing-out is already so far advanced that the major part of production by Korean firms now takes place in China. Even in sectors where hollowing-out is still in the early stages, its speed is rapidly gathering pace.