According to reports, Apple is planning to use Chinese chips in its new iPhone 14. But the company has been criticized by many US lawmakers in opposition to the idea.
According to The Financial Times, US senator Sen. Marco Rubio said that Apple is “playing with fire” with its plans to use chips from a controversial Chinese government-associated company.
Another senator, Rep. McCaul, shared that YMTC has extensive ties to the Chinese Communist party and military. “Apple will effectively be transferring knowledge and know-how to YMTC that will supercharge its capabilities and help the CCP achieve its national goals,” McCaul claimed.
The US government considers YMTC a national security threat. Critics argued that the company is affiliated with and subsidized by the Chinese government. Moreover, YMTC has allegedly violated a US technology export ban by trading chips to sanctioned phone-maker Huawei.
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