Chinese Electronics Makers Shrug, Joke and Wait for Tariff Chaos to Pass
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Luz Ding reports on the mood about the economy, tariffs and a potential trade war at a major exhibition for Chinese electronics companies in Hong Kong.
SK Hynix's consternation: Memory maker SK Hynix warned that the US tariffs are increasing uncertainty among semiconductor customers despite strong demand from the biggest tech companies.
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