# Lobbying

Apple’s Silicon Diplomacy: Lobbying Washington for a Chinese Lifeline

Apple is reportedly lobbying the U.S. government to allow it to purchase memory chips from China's CXMT to combat rising hardware costs and mitigate recent 20% price hikes on its products. This move highlights the conflict between U.S. trade restrictions and the economic realities of a tech giant struggling to maintain margins in a high-inflation environment.