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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The new chairman of embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup promised a “new start” for the company in an open letter to staff published on Wednesday. In his first public comments since formally taking over Unigroup on Monday, Unigroup Chairman Li Bin wrote the company would begin its new era under his leadership by paying back its creditors and reducing its debt ratio. After that, Li wrote, the company will “go into battle” by studying foreign and domestic competition. Li criticised management under its previous owner, Zhao Weiguo, who drove the company into debt while building a...