U.S. Urges Apple Not to Buy Memory Chips from China
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Apple is a big company. It makes phones and computers. Apple is now testing new memory chips. These chips come from a Chinese company. The company is called CXMT. Apple wants to use the chips in iPhones and MacBooks.
The U.S. government does not like this plan. The government told Apple not to buy the chips. This news comes from the Wall Street Journal. It is a big newspaper about business.
Memory chips are small parts inside phones and computers. They help store information. Many companies make these chips. Some chips come from China. Some chips come from other countries.
The U.S. and China have a difficult relationship in technology. The U.S. worries about using Chinese technology in American products. This story shows that worry. Apple has not said what it will do next.
Vocabulary8 words
- memory chip
- a small part that stores information in a phone or computer
- CXMT
- the name of a Chinese chip company
- iPhone
- a phone made by Apple
- MacBook
- a computer made by Apple
- U.S. government
- the leaders who run the United States
- Wall Street Journal
- a famous newspaper about money and business
- relationship
- how two people or countries work together
- technology
- machines and tools made with science
Quiz
Answer key
1. Memory chips from China 2. The U.S. government 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Apple is a big company. It makes phones and computers. Apple is now testing new _____. These chips come from a Chinese company. The company is called _____. Apple wants to use the chips in _____ and _____.
The _____ does not like this plan. The government told Apple not to buy the chips. This news comes from the _____.
Memory chips are small parts inside phones and computers. They help store _____.
The U.S. and China have a difficult _____ in technology. The U.S. worries about using Chinese _____ in American products.