Semiconductor War between Japan and South Korea
... that are so typical of Asia’s international politics [ 2 ], South Korea is one of Japan’s three largest trade partners. Japan exports into South Korea up to $54 billion... ... The dependence of South Korean companies on imports of fluorinated polyimides and photoresists exceeds 90 percent, and their dependence on imports of hydrogen fluoride... ... Japan approved the decision to take South Korea off its “white list” (where the Republic of Korea was the only Asian state), thereby depriving it of trade preferences...
15.10.2019