US SOURCES contend Japan is violating a 1991 agreement, which
requires the Japanese to buy 20 per
cent of its computer chip needs from
USA. A third-quarter assessment in
1992 shows the US share of the
Japanese chip market is still only
15.9 per cent.
Responding to US commerce secretary Ronald H Brown's threats to
enforce the accord, Japanese economic counsellor Hidaki Domichi warned
in Washington that this would be
unwise as sanctions would only
endanger US-Japanese cooperation.
Brown insists on flexibility in
adherence to free trade principles
and wants Japan to respect the pact.
He says the Clinton administration is
seeking agreements to boost US semiconductor sales abroad.
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