China News Service, November 18 According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, the United States and Malaysia said on the 18th that the two countries plan to cooperate with industry partners to improve the transparency, security and resilience of semiconductor and manufacturing supply chains.

  Malaysian Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Azmin Azmin and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raymondo said in a joint statement that the two countries intend to start negotiations on a memorandum of cooperation and plan to sign the agreement in early 2022.