European Union wants to cooperate with Japan on chip issue

New solutions are being sought for the global chip crisis that started in the automotive industry earlier this year and then spread to other sectors.

European Union (EU) Commission Member for Internal Market Thierry Breton, who went on a tour of Asia as part of the search for new cooperation, met with government officials in Tokyo.

"CENTRAL BASE IS ASIAN NOT USA"

In an interview with public broadcaster NHK, Brenton said, "There is a new geopolitics in the semiconductor field. The center is no longer the US and Europe, but the epicenter of its geopolitics is in Asia." used the phrases.

COLLABORATION EMPOWERMENT

Stating that the companies in the Asian region account for 70 percent of the world's semiconductor production, Brenton emphasized that the EU wants to cooperate in this field with Asian countries, especially Japan.

Stating that the EU aims to increase semiconductor chip production capacities and public-private cooperation, Brenton noted that he called on Japanese government officials and business people to invest in this field.