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New export rules redraw the semiconductor supply map
Three governments moved within a fortnight. Together the measures change where advanced chips can be designed, fabricated and sold.
Hana Sato · Tokyo · 23 Aug · 11 min read
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Seoul and Tokyo restart the supply chain dialogue
Working groups will cover materials, logistics and standards. The security file stays separate.
Hana Sato · Seoul · 19 Aug · 5 min read
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European security architecture
A scheduled review is postponed; the working group is kept in place.
Planning assumptions written in the previous decade are formally withdrawn.
An internal costing is released showing a multi-year shortfall.
The first text mentioning explicit guarantees reaches delegations.
Nineteen delegations arrive with three competing drafts.
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