US Trade Secretary Urges Apple to Stop Buying Chips from China
The US government has urged Apple not to purchase microchips from China, though the company may disregard the call, US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an interview.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has expressed a wish for technology giant Apple to stop buying microchips from China. This position was stated by US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick in an interview.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple may nonetheless choose to disregard Washington's call and continue sourcing chips from China.
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The appeal reflects broader US government efforts to reduce the technology sector's dependence on Chinese supply chains, including in semiconductors. It remains unclear how Apple itself will formally respond to the request.
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