{"id":1370,"date":"2025-09-14T20:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T20:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/jsjournal\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2025-09-14T20:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T20:33:17","slug":"strategic-synergy-advancing-u-s-japan-semiconductor-industries-through-collaborative-economic-statecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/jsjournal\/strategic-synergy-advancing-u-s-japan-semiconductor-industries-through-collaborative-economic-statecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Synergy: Advancing U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Industries through Collaborative Economic Statecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>Leila Aden<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 33\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>This paper examines how the United States and Japan use export controls to counter China\u2019s growing influence and how their approaches have reshaped their domestic semiconductor industries. China\u2019s rapid technological advancements and growing influence in the global semiconductor industry have become a significant concern for both the United States and Japan, prompting a need for coordinated strategies that counterbalance this rise. However, the United States\u2019 unilateral approach to export controls, intended to limit China\u2019s access to advanced technologies, has had unintended consequences. These measures have impacted the semiconductor industries of U.S. allies, including Japan, and have strained relations by imposing economic burdens and disrupting established supply chains. The recent change in approach has weakened collective trust in American leadership and weakened crucial alliances, ultimately undermining the collective effort needed to effectively address the challenge posed by China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leila Aden Abstract This paper examines how the United States and Japan use export controls to counter China\u2019s growing influence and how their approaches have reshaped their domestic semiconductor industries. 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