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Could Silicon Valley’s Indian CEOs get the Intel treatment?
Trump’s move to target Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu over his past Chinese affiliations is a warning sign.
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The situation facing Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu, who is under scrutiny by the Trump administration for his investments in Chinese tech firms, is a problematic precedent that could impact Silicon Valley’s Indian diaspora down the road.
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Mihir Sharma
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According to US President Donald Trump, the rise of Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu is “an amazing story”. That is as much payoff as Mr Tan can expect from his emergency meeting with Mr Trump, who last week had demanded he “resign, immediately”
We do not know if Intel will be able to convince the administration to view its CEO with less disfavour. Some in Washington are concerned about the Malaysian-born Tan’s long history supporting and investing in the Chinese tech sector. And questions about how Intel intends to live up to government controls on the export of high-end technology under his leadership are, given this history, not unreasonable.
