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Technology · 27 June 2026

Apple Seeks Approval to Buy Chinese Chips

Apple Seeks Approval to Buy Chinese Chips

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Higher memory chip costs could keep pushing up prices for some Apple products. Apple asked the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, a Chinese company on a Pentagon blacklist, according to a Financial Times report published on Friday. It contacted the Commerce Department more than a month ago, while Apple, the White House and CXMT gave no comment.

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