Trump Meets With Intel CEO After Calling for His Resignation Over Alleged China Link

Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, a long-term chip executive and prolific investor, has come under scrutiny for his investments in China’s largest chip companies.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company's annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, Calif., on April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon/Reuters

President Donald Trump said he held a “very interesting” meeting with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on Aug. 11, days after he called for Tan’s resignation over his alleged ties to Chinese companies with military backgrounds.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “I met with Mr. Lip-Bu Tan, of Intel, along with Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent. The meeting was a very interesting one.”