China's chip breakthrough triggers global tech rout

China's Shanghai Yuliangsheng has begun mass-producing advanced lithography machines essential for AI chip manufacturing, historically dominated by Western suppliers like ASML. Global semiconductor stocks plunged 10-12% overnight as markets repriced the competitive threat to chip equipment leaders and chipmakers across South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.

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