Asia stocks: China slides on Taiwan tensions, Samsung boosts S. Korea

Investing.com-- Asian stocks were a mixed bag on Friday with Chinese shares sliding further on increased tensions with Taiwan, while South Korean markets outperformed on gains in Samsung.

Other reports also showed Taiwanese firms were pulling out staff from China, after Beijing warned of extreme measures, including the death penalty, against supporters of an independent Taiwan.

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