After encountering a disruption in its supply chain, Apple might be buying flash memory from a Chinese supplier for the very first time. However, due to the current political issues between its home country and China, it could be a bad decision for the company. The tech giant currently buys a high proportion of its iPhone storage chips from two Japanese companies, Western Digital and Kioxia. Unfortunately, two of their plants faced unspecified contamination issues last month. Therefore, it might be why Apple is looking for more options to diversify its suppliers. According to Bloomberg, the company is now testing…