The Geopolitics of Semiconductors: Yasu Ota in Discussion about his Best-selling Book | ASEAN Insights Podcast
In this ASEAN Insights episode, Lydia Ruddy, ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs, discusses with Yasu Ota, Tokyo-based columnist and TV commentator for Nikkei, on his best-selling book in Japan, ‘2030 Geopolitics of Semiconductors’.
In the conversation, Yasu Ota shares his views on the role that artificial intelligence (AI) development is playing in the ongoing political tensions, Japan's place in the competition for semiconductor production, and—most importantly—how ASEAN can best position itself to take advantage of the current situation.
Yasu Ota’s book: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4532324416/
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