U.S.-led Indo-Pacific nations to consider emergency chip stockpile

Plan for mutual transfers of vital goods would be triggered by wars, pandemics

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Members of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework will consider sharing semiconductors and other crucial products during global emergencies to avoid reliance on China.  © Reuters

RIEKO MIKI, SATSUKI KANEKO and MASAYA KATO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The 14 nations in the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework will consider creating a formal system for sharing semiconductor devices, medical products and other vital supplies during international emergencies, Nikkei has learned.

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