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China is said to be restricting or delaying exports to Taiwan of key materials used in optics and semiconductor manufacturing, Nikkei sources report

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China is restricting exports of germanium, quartz, and magnets to Taiwan, threatening key semiconductor and optics supply chains and increasing risks for global chip manufacturers like TSMC and GlobalWafers.

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Germanium- and quartz-based materials as well as some magnets affected, sources say.

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