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Apple Seeks to Buy Chinese-Made Memory Chips by Lobbying US

Apple is lobbying the US government for permission to purchase memory chips made in China, seeking an exemption from trade restrictions to secure supply for its products.

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- The article title and URL don't match. The URL points to a story about Chess.com's popularity with athletes, but the title says "Apple Seeks to Buy Chinese-Made Memory Chips by Lobbying US." This appears to be a Bloomberg article about Apple trying to get U.S. government permission to import memory chips (DRAM/NAND flash) made by Chinese manufacturers like YMTC (Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp) or CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies).

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  • Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese company blacklisted by the Pentagon over alleged ties to the People’s Liberation Army. Congressional leaders, including the Republican chair of the House China committee, strongly oppose the move, warning it would harm US national security and increase reliance on China for critical supply chains.