Rishi Sunak will announce a ‘semiconductors partnership’ with the Japanese government during a visit to Tokyo on Thursday as the UK seeks to reduce geopolitical risk by diversifying its chip supply chain.
The UK prime minister’s announcement comes ahead of the publication on Friday of a British semiconductor strategy, which will outline the dangers to the UK’s chip industry from relying too much on a handful of suppliers including Taiwan.
Sunak will say on Thursday that its semiconductor partnership with Japan will include “ambitious R&D co-operation and skills exchange”, the strengthening of each country’s domestic sectors and the bolstering of supply chain resilience.
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