Apple is seeking to use chips from a controversial Chinese government-affiliated company in its new IPHONE14 phone, with several U.S. lawmakers expressing strong dissatisfaction.

September 9th according to New York Post . Apple is seeking to use chips from a controversial Chinese government-affiliated company in its new IPHONE14 phone, and several U.S. lawmakers expressed strong dissatisfaction. After South Korean media reported that Apple plans to use Cheung Kong Storage Technology Co., Ltd.'s chips in its new iPhone series. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio accused the company of playing with fire, saying that if apple continues to move forward, he will face unprecedented scrutiny from the federal government. Critics from both parties in the United States portrayed Yangtze River Storage as a security risk in a country, believing that the company is affiliated with the Chinese government and has received government subsidies. They also said the company sold chips to sanctioned mobile phone maker Huawei , which could violate the U.S. technology export ban. In July, senators from both parties, including Senator Rubio, Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Mark Warner and John Corning, described Yangtze Memory and other Chinese chip makers as growing threats to U.S. national security in letters to Commerce Secretary Raymondo. And urged Raymondo to put the company on the trade blacklist. The U.S. Department of Commerce failed to add Yangtze Storage to the entity list, which is to allow China to use the U.S. technology department and supply goods to China's sanctioned parties, lawmakers said.

In response to this, Apple said that they have not used the chips of Yangtze Memory in any of their products. But he is evaluating whether the chips purchased from Changjiang Storage are used on some iPhone phones sold in China. Apple also said that all user data stored on all its chips are completely encrypted. The debate over Yangtze Storage also highlights the intimacy between Apple and China. China has been manufacturing most of the equipment for many years and is said to have begun to play a greater role in its design. According to New York Times report. Even if Apple has moved some production to India and Vietnam . Chinese employees and Chinese suppliers are still playing an increasingly important role in the design of new iPhones. Apple will launch the IPHONE14 series of iPhone phones on the 16th. Many Apple fans have already rushed to buy reservations as soon as possible. Some of them chose to buy IPHONE14 from the United States in order to save some money. Unexpectedly, China's four major telecom operators warned that the US IPHONE14 can be bought, but it cannot be used in China.