Korean media: It may be difficult for South Korea to reject the "cooperation" plan proposed by the United States

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 27th, as the "technical hegemony competition" of the United States and China has intensified, it is adjusted around the US -led semiconductor supply chain, that is, the establishment of the so -called "chip Quartet Alliance" issue, and South Korea's station on the test table.

It is reported that from the internal atmosphere of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 27th, for the sake of maintaining the difference in semiconductor technology, it is difficult for South Korea to reject the "cooperation" of semiconductor "cooperation" in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, which is proposed by the United States in reality. But even if it is participated, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea is very wary to regard this as the so -called "decourse" behavior that eliminates China to eliminate semiconductor supply chains. The South Korean government has a negative attitude towards the media that characterized the organization as a "chip alliance", because the term "alliance" itself has "closed meaning". Therefore, the South Korean government has proposed that other important countries such as the Dutch and other semiconductor fields can also join this organization. The South Korean government also stated in relevant discussions that cooperation in all parties should not only be limited to the semiconductor supply chain, but also include talent training, research and development, and financial support cooperation with semiconductor industry.

It is reported that the reason why the Korean government does this is that they do not want to join the "Chip Quartet Alliance" while causing friction with China. It is reported that although the South Korean government plans to eliminate any possible "misunderstandings" with China's "active communication", it will not adopt a negative attitude in the negotiation of the US semiconductor supply chain. Some senior officials in South Korea said that deciding to join the "Chip Quartet Alliance" is not a long -term delay and will make a decision when necessary. (Zhang Jing)

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