U.S. lawmakers have concerns about Apple-Alibaba deal

Trump administration and Congressional officials are scrutinizing An agreement between Apple and Alibaba It will bring Alibaba -powered AI features on the iPhone sold in China, According to the New York TimesThe

Citing anonymous sources, the NYT said that White House officials and members of the House Selection Committee on China have asked Apple Executives directly about the deal, with the questions that the company is giving any promise to Chinese regulators. Executives were reported to be unable to answer most of this question.

In a statement, the representative King Krishnamurthi (Ranking Democrat on the Detective House Permanent Election Committee) described Alibaba as a poster child of the Chinese Communist Party’s military-civil fusion strategy and said that it was “extremely annoying” that Apple “was not transparent about his contract.

This agreement has been publicly confirmed by Alibaba, not just Apple. It is far from the only challenge that the United States and China presents the growing iPhone maker business, as is the face of the company On-bar, off-bar dutyThe