"With its new Pax Silica Declaration, Washington has picked its most trusted partners in the AI sector: An array of close U.S. allies, including Australia, the U.K., and Israel. Yet despite deepening trade relations between the U.S. and ASEAN nations like Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, Singapore remains the agreement's only Southeast Asian signatory. That decision comes even as ASEAN nations like Malaysia are investing in their own AI industries, like semiconductors and data centers."
"Singapore is "precisely the kind of 'trusted node' the U.S. is seeking to anchor AI-era supply chains," says Ruben Durante, a professor of economics and Provost's Chair at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Singapore "offers strong governance, regulatory credibility, capital markets, logistics, and advanced data center and connectivity infrastructure." The country has a long history with chips. U.S.-based National Semiconductor set up a plant there in 1968, followed by the government's creation of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in 1987."
Washington's Pax Silica Declaration unites allies such as Australia, the U.K., and Israel to secure AI-sector partnerships. Singapore is the only Southeast Asian signatory despite growing U.S. trade with ASEAN countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Singapore serves as a trusted node for AI supply chains, offering governance, regulatory credibility, capital markets, logistics, and advanced data center infrastructure. With a long chip history and about 10% of global chip production, Singapore has invested in AI workforce skilling and attracted Big Tech cloud and data center investment; Pax Silica membership provides access to joint ventures and supply-chain resilience.
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