After raising prices: Apple's desperate move in the Chinese market
Tech giant Apple is exerting heavy pressure on the Trump administration to approve its purchase of memory chips from the Chinese company CXMT, which is on the Pentagon's blacklist. The move is intended to curb…
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Apple is pressing the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from a Chinese firm blacklisted by the Pentagon, a move driven by rising device prices linked to a global chip shortage. The request pits corporate cost management against national security concerns, with Washington warning it could strengthen China's military. The outcome will signal how far the administration is willing to bend trade restrictions for a major American company.