But as recent events with CNOOC's bid for Unocal and Haier's bid for appliance giant Maytag have shown, it's not always easytobreak into the Western market.
It's not an easy market tobreak into by any means, but with LG, Samsung, and Pantech -- historically the value leaders in the market -- moving up the food chain in recent years, it seems like there could be room for another player or two.