A top Republican senator demanded new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reveal if he has any ties to China’s Communist Party and military – citing national security concerns.
In a letter sent Wednesday to Intel Chairman Frank Leary, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote that he is concerned “about the security and integrity of Intel’s operations and its potential impact on US national security,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Post.
Tan replaced ousted Intel chief Pat Gelsinger in March — a year after the struggling company was awarded a whopping $8 billion in Biden-era CHIPs Act funding. 3
Cotton’s missive came after a report earlier this year claimed Tan invested at least $200 million across hundreds of Chinese firms between March 2012 and December 2024.
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