Apple actively lobbies Trump admin for approval to buy Chinese memory chips

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump
Apple is actively lobbying the Trump administration for approval to purchase memory chips from blacklisted Chinese suppliers, as the company grapples with a severe global memory shortage that has already led to significant price increases across its product lineup.
According to reports, Apple is in negotiations with ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. (CXMT), China’s largest DRAM manufacturer, and Yangtze Memory Technologies