US-Japan-Korea cooperation for security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region

The trade and industry ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea announced on June 26 that they would cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI) safety, export controls, clean energy supply chains and semiconductors.

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (center) meets with her counterparts Ken Saito (Japan) and Ahn Duk-geun (South Korea) in Washington on June 26. (Source: Reuters)

Speaking at the opening of the meeting, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo emphasized: "We are stepping up our efforts to cooperate. Because our three countries are leading economies in manufacturing, services, technology and innovation and must cooperate for the benefit not only of our countries, but also for the safety and security of the world."

Following the meeting, the Ministers affirmed that they will focus their efforts on a range of strategic areas to enhance security and prosperity for the people and the Indo- Pacific region.

The countries aim to prioritize cooperation to enhance supply chain resilience in key areas, including semiconductors and batteries, as well as AI safety, critical minerals, cybersecurity and technical standards setting.

The three sides "agreed to build a strong and reliable supply chain for strategic materials by cooperating with like-minded countries, including Japan, the United States and South Korea," Minister Saito said.

For his part, South Korean Minister Ahn hopes that the meeting will serve as an institutional basis to strengthen and develop industrial cooperation among the three countries and jointly respond to global risks.

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