Germany, a pillar of Europe's semiconductor industry, is seeking closer ties with Japan as wariness of China, a longtime economic partner, grows amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, business leaders said.To safeguard competitiveness in advanced technology, Germany is calling for restructuring supply chains and fostering connections among democracies to reduce dependence on China.Frank Rohmund, an executive board member of German optical equipment manufacturer Carl Zeiss AG in charge of semiconductor manufacturing technology, told Kyodo News and other foreign media in Jul…READ FULL ARTICLE
