Taipei, Taiwan — Robert Tsao's sudden resignation last week as chairman of foundry giant United Microelectronics Corp. is quickly taking on larger implications for the technology industry than whether one company and its executives have flouted the law. In many executive suites, the central debate is Taiwan's competitiveness, and whether regulations with roots in a civil war that ended 50 years ago are eroding the lead that companies here have established.
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