Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (Smic) leader of Chinese chips, supplier of companies such as Qualcomm, Broadcom and Texas Instruments and the only reality able to stand up to Taiwanese Tsmc, Intel and Samsung, raises the alarm on the slowdown in demand for smartphones and TV components which, according to co-CEO Zhao Haijun, is forcing a quick review of plans and stocks. But the impact of American neo-protectionism and the Beijing economic crisis is also evident. The consumer boom is over In Hong Kong, where it is listed, Smic immediately lost more than 3.1%, the era of the pandemic with the...