China Tightens Leverage

Beijing treats TSMC's equipment shift as part of the wider U.S.-Taiwan technology containment effort and tightens licensing for rare-earth magnets and related inputs. This would increase near-term uncertainty for semiconductor equipment supply chains, especially for tools shipped into Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S.

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