(FILES) This file photo taken on February 14, 2024 shows a general view of the new semiconductor plant by Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (JASM), a subsidiary of Taiwan's chip giant TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), in Kikuyo in the Kikuchi district, Kumamoto prefecture. Japan is readying a 65-billion USD push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-economy-technology-AI-semiconductors,FOCUS by Katie FORSTER (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows a general view of exhibitors during the three-day 7th AI Expo, part of NexTech Week Tokyo 2023, Japan's largest trade show for artificial intelligence technology companies, at Tokyo Big Sight. Japan is readying a 65-billion USD push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-economy-technology-AI-semiconductors,FOCUS by Katie FORSTER (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Science advocate and television presenter Bill Nye talks to U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nye was on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers on Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Science advocate and television presenter Bill Nye talks to U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nye was on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers on Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Science advocate and television presenter Bill Nye talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nye was on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers on Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Science advocate and television presenter Bill Nye talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nye was on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers on Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

This handout photo taken and released on November 19, 2024 by the Philippine Department of National Defense shows Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (centre R) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (centre L) attending a meeting at the Philippine Western Command (WESCOM) in Palawan. US and Philippine defence chiefs signed an agreement November 18 on sharing classified military information and technology, as the long-time treaty allies deepen cooperation in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the region. (Photo by Handout / DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Philippine Department of National Defense" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE/AFP via Getty Images)

This handout photo taken and released on November 19, 2024 by the Philippine Department of National Defense shows Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (R) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holding a joint press conference at the Philippine Western Command (WESCOM) in Palawan. US and Philippine defence chiefs signed an agreement November 18 on sharing classified military information and technology, as the long-time treaty allies deepen cooperation in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the region. (Photo by Handout / DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Philippine Department of National Defense" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE/AFP via Getty Images)