Taiwan’s economy ministry said it had no relevant information about the meeting yet.
Taipei:
Taiwan said on Friday it had not been informed about a so-called ‘Chip 4’ meeting that would include it, the United States, South Korea and Japan, but said the island had always worked closely with the United States on supply chains. have cooperated.
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin has said four major chip makers in Seoul are expected to attend a preliminary meeting, describing the gathering as US-led.
He did not elaborate on what would be discussed.
The time, venue and other details of the meeting have yet to be decided, said a South Korean official who was not authorized to speak to the media and declined to be identified.
Taiwan’s economy ministry said in a statement to Reuters late Thursday that it did not yet have any relevant information about the meeting.
“In previous exchanges and dialogues between Taiwan and the United States, the United States had proposed similar ideas, but had no specific content at the time,” it added.
Taiwan is a leading semiconductor producer and home to the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), a major Apple Inc supplier.
It has been eager to show the United States, its most important international backer, at a time of escalating military tensions between Taipei and Beijing, that it is a reliable friend and supplier as the global chip crisis plagues auto production and consumer electronics.
When asked about the meeting, Japan’s Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs Noriyuki Shikata said that semiconductors are a “very strategically important industry” for Japan and that “over time, there may be better cooperation between countries.”
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