In this ASEAN Insights episode, Lydia Ruddy, ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs, engages in a discussion with Yasu Ota, a Tokyo-based columnist and TV commentator for Nikkei, about his best-selling book in Japan, titled ‘2030 Geopolitics of Semiconductors’.

During the conversation, Yasu Ota shares his perspectives on the role that artificial intelligence (AI) development plays in ongoing political tensions, Japan's position in the competition for semiconductor production, and—most significantly—how ASEAN can strategically position itself to leverage the current situation.

Yasu Ota’s book (in Japanese) can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4532324416/

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