{"id":53644,"date":"2025-12-12T20:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/us-launches-pax-silica-coalition-for-ai-and-mineral-security"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:48:12","slug":"us-launches-pax-silica-coalition-for-ai-and-mineral-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/us-launches-pax-silica-coalition-for-ai-and-mineral-security","title":{"rendered":"US Launches Pax Silica Coalition for AI and Mineral Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>The Trump administration is forming a coalition to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain \u2014 covering critical minerals, energy, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and logistics \u2014 in partnership with key allies, according to the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Called \u201cPax Silica,\u201d the initiative will formally launch with the signing Friday of the Pax Silica Declaration, bringing together Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and representatives from Japan, Israel, Australia, Singapore and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department said the declaration will advance President Donald Trump\u2019s call for a \u201cnew era of economic statecraft that produces peace and security for America and its allies through the power of private investment, free enterprise and economics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional signatories are expected to follow, it added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the State Department, the inaugural Pax Silica Summit will take place later the same day and will gather representatives from the US, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Israel, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The US-led initiative comes as the Trump administration aims to bolster the country\u2019s role in the global AI sector, reinforce supply-chain stability for critical minerals, and respond to China\u2019s growing influence amid heightened strategic competition between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>Helberg has directed US missions worldwide to identify infrastructure projects and begin operationalizing summit commitments, the department added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eritrea<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. The Trump administration is forming a coalition to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain \u2014 covering critical minerals, energy, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and logistics \u2014 in partnership with key allies, according to the State Department. 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