US, Korea, other partners sign 'Pax Silica' declaration amid AI race with China

WASHINGTON — The United States, Korea and other partners on Friday adopted the "Pax Silica" Declaration for cooperation to build a "trusted" supply chain ecosystem for artificial intelligence (AI), critical minerals and other areas, as Washington seeks to counter China's growing heft in those fields. Seven countries, including Japan, Australia, Britain, Israel and Singapore, signed the declaration under an America-led initiative to forge a coalition among U.S. allies and partners, as they attended the inaugural Pax Silica summit in Washington. Pax Silica draws from the Latin pax, which means peace, stability and long-term prosperity, while silica refers to the compound refined into silicon, a chemical element key to the computer chips that enable artificial intelligence, according to the State Department. The declaration came as President Donald Trump's administration is pushing to enhance America's global "AI dominance," ensure stable supply chains for critical minerals and counter China's control over those strategically vital resources, amid an intensifying rivalry between the two

US, Korea, other partners sign 'Pax Silica' declar...