China's Tsinghua Unigroup bedevilled by debt, bad bets

China's Tsinghua Unigroup bedevilled by debt, bad bets

Tsinghua Unigroup logo is seen at its office in Beijing, China, November 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Tsinghua Unigroup, a Chinese conglomerate that has long sought to become a semiconductor powerhouse, is now caught between a rock and a hard place as debt woes mount while key chip units are failing to thrive, sources with knowledge of the matter said.