Apple asks Trump admin to approve Chinese RAM after product price increases

The Financial Times reports that Apple is seeking clearance from the Trump administration to purchase memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese company. The move would help it meet demand for product manufacturing during the ongoing global memory supply shortage. Demetri Sevastopulo and Michael Acton, reporting for The Financial Times: Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese company that the Pentagon has put on a blacklist because of alleged connections to the People’s Liberation Army, according to six people familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker has waged a lobbying campaign to…