[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":209},["ShallowReactive",2],{"story-1701-en":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"slugs":5,"currentSlug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"coverImagesSmall":8,"coverImages":9,"content":41,"questions":42,"relatedArticles":52,"body_color":207,"card_color":208},"1701",null,"Silicon Sovereignty Rises: How the Pax Silica Alliance Reshapes Global Tech Geopolitics","- A strategic realignment of technological power dynamics challenging China's global technological dominance",[],[10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40],"https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/d4771ebf9e3b63f3a35cacb4b35cded4d4210f6462f7e9de22a9a20e66ab7f6f","https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2025/2025-07-20/02768cdd-fc3d-4e61-82f5-316cdb378221.jpeg","https://www.livemint.com/lm-img/img/2024/12/18/1600x900/logo/tech4_1734536476058_1734536482186.png","https://menafn.com/updates/pr/2025-12/11/UDoS_4a017image_story.png","https://cdn1.wionews.com/prod/wion/images/2025/20251212/image-1765542605733.jpg?rect=(0,668,4608,3456)","https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Aa210zcWB6Ny6JFF0QFZFg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTI3NQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_daily_caller_375/0ab29a30e620a2c2e9f83068bc1cc56a","https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1SdBmC.img?w=1280&h=720&m=4&q=99","https://cdnuploads.aa.com.tr/uploads/Contents/2025/12/12/thumbs_b_c_de3203e1f2eaa093496740014a5c3c98.jpg?v=091329","https://i.cdn.newsbytesapp.com/images/l4720251212134836.jpeg","https://static.seekingalpha.com/cdn/s3/uploads/getty_images/2181247946/image_2181247946.jpg?io=getty-c-w1280","https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2025/2025-03-31/5bbbbd55-b9fe-4322-8038-0d4ded9a9ae6.jpeg","https://m.economictimes.com/thumb/msid-125939199,width-1200,height-900,resizemode-4,imgsize-31010/us-flag.jpg","https://unn.ua/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.unn.ua%2Fimg%2F2025%2F12%2F12%2F1765530103-3919-large.webp&w=720&q=75","https://static.theprint.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-6.jpg","https://www.bizzbuzz.news/h-upload/2025/12/12/1984503-download-2025-12-12t111426714-picsart-aiimageenhancer.webp","https://morph.politicopro.com/static.politico.com/bf/65/f2360800416e84a6b6e87e44fda6/trump-51889.jpg?w=931","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/United_States_Department_of_State_headquarters.jpg","https://cdnuploads.aa.com.tr/uploads/enerjiterminali/Contents/2025/12/12/thumbs_b_c_055775248ef608f0fd186a8c58de85f5.jpg?v=095429","https://www.chosun.com/resizer/v2/WNW546ENSBCBBDVDTH4M6CRPD4.jpg?auth=73ea67703bc5455f84b5a1d2fc34d1b53067fa2f0d5dadbefd4239c946e4b903&width=616","https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2025-09/07/full/1757268892-8464.jpg","https://analyticsindiamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-chip-silicon.jpg","https://www.nippon.com/en/ncommon/contents/news/2921899/2921899.jpg","https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/12/12/9d16afd3-db9c-43bc-9d8f-3ee831744368.jpg","https://images.financialexpressdigital.com/2025/12/Copy-of-Gallery-2025-12-08T183317.143_20251211054924.jpg","https://news.tokenring.ai/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/013da64d-4189-4d36-9f92-8b2740d367b2-1024x683.png","https://morph.politicopro.com/static.politico.com/18/5a/615b4634477ebc27bf096fd99058/trump-19113.jpg?w=931","https://images.indianexpress.com/2025/12/India-US-relation.jpg","https://media.newindianexpress.com/newindianexpress/2025-12-12/pyc55hlq/G77-8SoWIAEDj3Z.jpg?w=1200&h=675&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&enlarge=true","https://dscdn.daily-sun.com/english/uploads/news_photos/2025/12/12/US-bombers-22-(3)-693b8bc81a134.jpg","https://menafn.com/updates/pr/2025-12/11/UDoS_c6bfbimage_story.png","https://wimg.mk.co.kr/news/cms/202512/12/news-p.v1.20251212.a3ec5eee4f4440a29c6a987b565922f5_P1.png","The **Pax Silica Initiative** represents a watershed moment in global technological strategy, signaling a profound geopolitical recalibration around **silicon-based infrastructure** and **technological sovereignty**. By assembling eight technologically advanced nations, the United States has engineered a strategic coalition designed to fundamentally restructure global technology supply chains, explicitly targeting China's current technological hegemony.\n\n**Technological Decoupling as Strategic Imperative**: With China controlling nearly 70% of global rare earth mining, this initiative represents a calculated move to diversify and secure critical technological resources. The alliance goes beyond traditional trade partnerships, organizing explicitly around compute, silicon, minerals, and energy as shared strategic assets. This marks a revolutionary approach where technology infrastructure is viewed not just as an economic resource, but as a national security imperative.\n\n**Supply Chain Resilience through Multilateral Collaboration**: The initiative's participants—including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Israel, and the United States—collectively represent the world's most advanced technology ecosystems. By committing to joint projects across semiconductor design, minerals processing, and compute infrastructure, they are constructing a parallel technological universe less dependent on potentially unreliable sources.\n\n**Geopolitical Signaling and Exclusionary Dynamics**: The deliberate exclusion of India from this grouping is particularly noteworthy, coinciding with ongoing trade negotiations and signaling the complex diplomatic calculations underlying technological collaboration. This suggests that technological partnerships are becoming increasingly selective, with geopolitical alignment mattering as much as technological capability.\n\nThe **Pax Silica** nomenclature—drawing from historical terms like Pax Romana—symbolizes more than just a trade alliance. It represents an emerging economic order where technological capability, supply chain security, and strategic collaboration define national power in the AI-driven era. For global technology stakeholders, this signals a fundamental restructuring of how technological sovereignty will be conceived and constructed in the coming decades.",[43,46,49],{"title":44,"answer":45,"author":5,"avatar":5,"time":5},"How does this initiative challenge China's technological dominance?","By bringing together eight technologically advanced nations controlling significant semiconductor and rare earth resources, the initiative aims to diversify supply chains away from China's current 70% control of rare earth mining. This creates a parallel technological ecosystem less dependent on Chinese infrastructure.",{"title":47,"answer":48,"author":5,"avatar":5,"time":5},"Why was India excluded from this technological alliance?","The exclusion appears linked to ongoing trade negotiations and potential geopolitical misalignments. It signals that technological partnerships are becoming increasingly selective, with strategic and diplomatic considerations playing a crucial role beyond pure technological capability.",{"title":50,"answer":51,"author":5,"avatar":5,"time":5},"What makes the Pax Silica Initiative different from previous technology partnerships?","Unlike previous alliances, Pax Silica explicitly organizes around compute, silicon, minerals, and energy as shared strategic assets. It represents a holistic approach to technological sovereignty, focusing on comprehensive supply chain resilience rather than narrow trade agreements.",[53,58,62,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,99,102,106,110,114,118,122,125,129,133,137,141,145,150,154,158,161,164,168,172,176,180,184,188,192,196,200,204],{"id":54,"title":55,"source":56,"logo":30,"time":57},72878,"US Leads Pax Silica Initiative to Secure Global Silicon Supply Chain","https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/us-leads-pax-silica-initiative-to-secure-global-silicon-supply-chain/","2D AGO",{"id":59,"title":60,"source":61,"logo":33,"time":57},72879,"India left out of US-led coalition to counter China’s rare earth dominance","https://www.financialexpress.com/business/news/india-left-out-of-us-led-coalition-to-counter-chinas-rare-earth-dominance/4074748/",{"id":63,"title":64,"source":65,"logo":13,"time":66},72036,"Under Secretary Helberg Will Kick Off Pax Silica Summit With Landmark Declaration Signing","https://menafn.com/1110470597/Under-Secretary-Helberg-Will-Kick-Off-Pax-Silica-Summit-With-Landmark-Declaration-Signing","3D AGO",{"id":68,"title":69,"source":70,"logo":5,"time":66},71121,"U.S., S. Korea, other partners to launch 'Pax Silica' coalition amid AI race with China","https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251212004900315",{"id":72,"title":73,"source":74,"logo":24,"time":57},72034,"US Unveils ‘Pax Silica’ Alliance to Secure Global AI Supply Chains Amid China’s Dominance","https://www.bizzbuzz.news/international/us-unveils-pax-silica-alliance-to-secure-global-ai-supply-chains-amid-chinas-dominance-1380991",{"id":76,"title":77,"source":78,"logo":5,"time":66},75203,"Pax Silica","https://www.state.gov/pax-silica/",{"id":80,"title":81,"source":82,"logo":10,"time":66},72035,"US launches pact for AI supply chains to face China","https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-launches-pact-for-ai-supply-chains-to-face-china",{"id":84,"title":85,"source":86,"logo":39,"time":66},72211,"Pax Silica Initiative","https://menafn.com/1110470596/Pax-Silica-Initiative",{"id":88,"title":89,"source":90,"logo":19,"time":57},75202,"Pax Silica: US moves to bolster critical minerals supply chain amid AI competition with China (REMX:NYSEARCA)","https://seekingalpha.com/news/4531010-pax-silica-us-moves-to-bolster-critical-minerals-supply-chain-amid-ai-competition-with-china",{"id":92,"title":93,"source":94,"logo":17,"time":57},72032,"US to launch ‘Pax Silica’ coalition to secure AI and critical mineral supply chains amid China rivalry","https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/us-to-launch-pax-silica-coalition-to-secure-ai-and-critical-mineral-supply-chains-amid-china-rivalry/3769052",{"id":96,"title":97,"source":98,"logo":5,"time":57},75201,"Global: U.S., Five Others To Sign Pax Silica Declaration in a Bid To Counter China in CRMs, AI","https://worldview.stratfor.com/situation-report/global-us-five-others-sign-pax-silica-declaration-bid-counter-china-crms-ai",{"id":100,"title":81,"source":101,"logo":12,"time":66},71120,"https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/us-launches-pact-for-ai-supply-chains-to-face-china-11765508339472.html",{"id":103,"title":104,"source":105,"logo":32,"time":57},72033,"U.S., Korea, other partners to launch 'Pax Silica' coalition amid AI race with China","https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-12-12/national/diplomacy/US-Korea-other-partners-to-launch-Pax-Silica-coalition-amid-AI-race-with-China/2476306",{"id":107,"title":108,"source":109,"logo":37,"time":57},74232,"US forges critical minerals coalition with eight allies, leaves India out","https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Dec/12/us-forges-critical-minerals-coalition-with-eight-allies-leaves-india-out",{"id":111,"title":112,"source":113,"logo":15,"time":57},75200,"Trump Assembles Seemingly Motley Crew Of Allies To Stop China From Becoming World’s #1 Power","https://www.aol.com/news/trump-assembles-seemingly-motley-crew-175222740.html",{"id":115,"title":116,"source":117,"logo":34,"time":57},74231,"Pax Silica Initiative Launched: A New Era of AI Geopolitics and Secure Tech Supply Chains Begins","https://markets.financialcontent.com/wral/article/tokenring-2025-12-12-pax-silica-initiative-launched-a-new-era-of-ai-geopolitics-and-secure-tech-supply-chains-begins",{"id":119,"title":120,"source":121,"logo":29,"time":57},74230,"US launches nine-country semiconductor coalition; India kept out of group","https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/us-announces-nine-country-coalition-semiconductor-supply-chain-india-kept-out-125121201244_1.html",{"id":123,"title":81,"source":124,"logo":38,"time":66},71118,"https://www.daily-sun.com/world/845574/us-launches-pact-for-ai-supply-chains-to-face-china",{"id":126,"title":127,"source":128,"logo":28,"time":66},71119,"U.S. Unveils 'Pax Silica' Silicon Supply Alliance","https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2025/12/12/WN2DYQRVOREC3HSTFQE4MEMATA/",{"id":130,"title":131,"source":132,"logo":11,"time":57},74229,"US launches ‘Pax Silica’ alliance to secure AI supply chains, counter China; move distorts market principles, bound to fail: analysts","https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1350412.shtml",{"id":134,"title":135,"source":136,"logo":14,"time":57},74328,"What is Pax Silica Initiative? The US-led grouping that excluded India","https://www.wionews.com/world/what-is-pax-silica-initiative-the-us-led-grouping-that-excluded-india-china-us-modi-trump-jinping-trade-war-tariffs-semiconductor-us-hegemony-1765541403919",{"id":138,"title":139,"source":140,"logo":40,"time":57},72885,"The Donald Trump administration of the U.S. has rallied South Korea and other allies to protect thei..","https://www.mk.co.kr/en/world/11490675",{"id":142,"title":143,"source":144,"logo":23,"time":57},74228,"Pax Silica: Multi-nation semiconductor & AI supply chain ecosystem is born, but India is kept out","https://theprint.in/tech/pax-silica-multi-nation-semiconductor-ai-supply-chain-ecosystem-is-born-but-india-is-kept-out/2804394/",{"id":146,"title":147,"source":148,"logo":25,"time":149},70188,"E&E News: State Department races to secure AI minerals","https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/09/state-dept-races-to-secure-ai-minerals-00682864","5D AGO",{"id":151,"title":152,"source":153,"logo":5,"time":66},72886,"Pax Silica: Washington and Tokyo Architect a New Economic Order","https://www.ctol.digital/news/pax-silica-washington-tokyo-new-economic-order/",{"id":155,"title":156,"source":157,"logo":36,"time":57},72883,"India left out of new US critical mineral diversification plan ‘Pax Silica’","https://indianexpress.com/article/business/india-left-out-of-new-us-critical-mineral-plan-pax-silica-10416588/",{"id":159,"title":93,"source":160,"logo":27,"time":57},72884,"https://www.aa.com.tr/en/energy/general/us-to-launch-pax-silica-coalition-to-secure-ai-and-critical-mineral-supply-chains-amid-china-rivalry/53437",{"id":162,"title":85,"source":163,"logo":26,"time":66},70185,"https://www.miragenews.com/pax-silica-initiative-1588649/",{"id":165,"title":166,"source":167,"logo":20,"time":57},72881,"All parties must abide by market economy principles, FM spokesperson addresses on US-led rare-earth supply chain pact","https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1350398.shtml",{"id":169,"title":170,"source":171,"logo":18,"time":57},72882,"US forms coalition to counter China's rare earth dominance","https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/us-announces-pax-silica-alliance-what-is-it/story",{"id":173,"title":174,"source":175,"logo":5,"time":66},70187,"Trump enlists 5 allies to counter China on rare earths and tech","https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/11/trump-enlists-5-allies-to-counter-china-on-rare-earths-and-tech-00688068",{"id":177,"title":178,"source":179,"logo":5,"time":66},70186,"U.S., Japan to Ink Pax Silica Preamble","https://www.miragenews.com/us-japan-to-ink-pax-silica-preamble-1588629/",{"id":181,"title":182,"source":183,"logo":22,"time":57},72880,"Trump administration creates coalition to counter China in rare earths and technology","https://unn.ua/en/news/trump-administration-creates-coalition-to-counter-china-in-rare-earths-and-technology",{"id":185,"title":186,"source":187,"logo":35,"time":57},75199,"E&E News: Trump enlists 5 allies to counter China on rare earths and tech","https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/12/trump-enlists-5-allies-to-counter-china-on-rare-earths-and-tech-ee-00688068",{"id":189,"title":190,"source":191,"logo":5,"time":57},75198,"Pax Silica: A New Geopolitical Paradigm for AI Supply Chain Security","https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3729460-pax-silica-a-new-geopolitical-paradigm-for-ai-supply-chain-security",{"id":193,"title":194,"source":195,"logo":31,"time":57},73095,"U.S. to Form Supply Chain Coalition with Japan, Others","https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2025121200731/",{"id":197,"title":198,"source":199,"logo":21,"time":57},75197,"US launches critical tech and minerals coalition, minus India","https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/us-launches-critical-tech-and-minerals-coalition-minus-india/articleshow/125939151.cms",{"id":201,"title":202,"source":203,"logo":16,"time":57},75196,"Analysis: Taiwan excluded from US-led 'Pax Silica' initiative","https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/analysis-taiwan-excluded-from-us-led-pax-silica-initiative/vi-AA1SdDG1?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds",{"id":205,"title":85,"source":206,"logo":5,"time":57},73094,"https://asean.usmission.gov/pax-silica-initiative/","#8441ddff","#8441dd4d",1765747857310]