# Industrial Policy tracker — Korea, China, Japan

Every Industrial Policy development East Asia Brief has logged, with the companies exposed and the primary document where one exists.

**Entries:** 5  
**Updated:** August 29, 2026  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/tracker/industrial-policy

| Date | Development | Where | Companies exposed | Confidence | Primary source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 29, 2026 | [Foundries Standardize 300mm Silicon Photonics PDKs for AI Optical Interconnects](https://eastasiabrief.com/semiconductors/foundries-standardize-300mm-silicon-photonics-pdks-ai-optical-interconne-107) | Global | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung Electronics, Tower Semiconductor, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering | medium | <https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3136> |
| August 28, 2026 | [China polysilicon cash costs diverge across regional power grids under new price rules](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/china-polysilicon-cash-costs-diverge-across-regional-power-grids-86) | China | Tongwei, Daqo New Energy, Xinte Energy, GCL Technology | high | <https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477641/000110465926045134/dq-20251231x20f.htm> |
| August 28, 2026 | [East Asia fab water rules diverge as Taiwan mandates reuse while Korea and Japan rely on state grids and local pacts](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/east-asia-fab-water-rules-diverge-taiwan-mandates-reuse-93) | Global | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Samsung Electronics, Rapidus, SK hynix | high | <https://mcee.go.kr/home/web/board/read.do;jsessionid=c7vwJDVaBVHa-eHzUsZYNXwWdrwCmzshvMdabFR2.mehome2?pagerOffset=2920&maxPageItems=10&maxIndexPages=10&searchKey=&searchValue=&menuId=&orgCd=&boardId=1564510&boardMasterId=1&boardCategoryId=39&decorator=> |
| August 28, 2026 | [CSSC Reallocates Yard Drydocks to Accelerate Large Containership Output](https://eastasiabrief.com/shipbuilding/cssc-reallocates-yard-drydocks-accelerate-large-containership-output-39) | China | China State Shipbuilding Corporation, China CSSC Holdings, Guangzhou Shipyard International, Jiangnan Shipyard | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | [Comparing East Asia Fab Subsidies Across Japan, Korea, and China](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/comparing-east-asia-fab-subsidies-across-japan-korea-china-42) | Global | TSMC, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, SMIC | — | — |

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