Cooperation vital for East Asia
China DailyMA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Editor's note: The 2024 International Forum on Regional Cooperation and Development of China, Japan and South Korea and the 21st Northeast Asia Management and Economics Joint Conference was co-hosted by Beijing Foreign Studies University and China Daily from Friday to Saturday. South Korea is committed to developing 12 national strategic technologies through inter-agency collaboration and public-private joint research and development efforts, aiming to become one of the world's top five technology powerhouses by 2027. Haeng-A Seo, chief representative of Korea-China Science & Technology Cooperation Center Seoul and Beijing should jointly set AI standards China has been expeditiously developing an independent AI semiconductor industry, including building AI semiconductor industry clusters. The South Korean government's commitment to develop more than 250 international standards across 12 advanced industrial sectors by 2030, including semiconductors, AI, future vehicles, robotics and quantum technology represents a significant stride in this direction. So South Korea and China should collaborate to set new, appropriate AI technology standards, fostering innovation and cooperation in this rapidly evolving field.