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Trump Administration Pressures Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) To Avoid Chinese Memory Chips, Creating Supply And Cost Headaches

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing fresh pressure from the Trump administration after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick declared that Washington does not want the iPhone maker purchasing memory chips from China. The directive puts Apple in a difficult position, as memory and storage components remain incredibly hard to come by in the current market environment. China has two memory manufacturers that Apple could potentially lean on to help offset ri…

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foreignpolicyjournal.com broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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