Semiconductors on agenda of 1st Quad Commerce and Industry meeting: WH

Quad member countries’ ministers of commerce and industry are set to meet for the first time in the months ahead, and on the agenda will be critical topics such as semiconductor supply chains and emerging technologies, a White House official said on Monday.

“There was a memorandum of cooperation between Quad countries for the semiconductor supply chain contingency network. We also expect semiconductors and critical and emerging technology issues at large, to be a topic of discussion when quad Commerce and Industry ministers meet for the first time in the coming months,” National Security Council Director for Indo-Pacific Affairs Josh Rubin said.