Their announcement of R&D cooperation on a Japan-based 2-nanometer semiconductor facility shows both parties’ strengths can help leading-edge supply chains.
China’s actions against Japan are a signal to deter its pursuit of the free and open Indo-Pacific and dampen Tokyo’s growing global profile and regional voice.
In their inaugural Economic 2+2 meeting, ministers called for fair and transparent development financing for third countries, export controls, and supply chain solutions.
Pilot projects done by major companies could help achieve decarbonization while avoiding the risks of depending on Russian energy imports.
Before rushing through a mandate for solar panels in new homes, Tokyo must deal with the costs, damage, recycling, human rights, and other issues it creates.
Meetings in Tokyo in May 2022 covered a wide range of bilateral and multilateral technological cooperation. Now it’s time to take stock of what was said.
President Joe Biden’s declaration that the US would help defend Taiwan enhances deterrence in the region. Japan too should be proactive in this respect.
“America is a permanent Pacific power, and countries in this region can rely on America to be a continued presence both for security and economic reasons.”
China remains a top trade partner, so while all three share a common threat perception of the revisionist authoritarian power, they are realistic in their approaches...
A new two plus two economic dialogue recognizes the challenge of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s “technological might” across the Indo-Pacific.
Watch for coordinated efforts to prevent China’s imposition of totalitarian technology standards and shore up supply chain resilience through the broader US-Japan relationship in 2022.
The biggest threat according to the Deputy National Security Advisor is politics, economy and military, “all of the above,” adding that for the U.S. and Japan,...
