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A sharp decline in Taiwan's ties with mainland China could extend to the very devices being used to transmit and read this story. The far-reaching implications from what has been a geopolitical tug of war are ultimately likely to bolster mainland China's standing as a dominant supplier of older-model semiconductors while ramping up the need for Western allies to rely more on themselves for cutting-edge chips - a scenario that industry insiders say threatens to erode Taiwan's formidable "silicon
Hong Kong stocks declined for the third straight day, with the benchmark breaching the 19,000 psychological support as patchy corporate earnings made investors jittery. Optimism also sagged after hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials. The Hang Seng Index lost 1.4 per cent to 18,930.02 at local noon trading break, its lowest level in two weeks. The Tech Index lost 1.7 per cent while the Shanghai Composite Index weakened 1 per cent. E-commerce Alibaba retreated 3.6 per cent to HK$80 a