Japan on Thursday committed to build a strong supply chain and pursue a free and fair trade and investment environment that it considers as essential for post-pandemic economic growth in the region.
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa delivered this remark at Thursday’s 47th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting held online and hosted by the Philippines-Japan Economic Cooperation Committees or PhilJEC.
The PhilJEC is a private sector-led forum held each year as venue for dialogue between Japan and the ASEAN.
Ambassador Koshikawa acknowledged that Russias war on Unkraine exposed vulnerabilities on the global supply chain of critical and emerging technologies such as semiconductors as well as risks on regional interdependence.
It is important the supply chain remains strong and that free and fair trade and investment activities are kept to ensure continued growth down the line, he said.
