By Eduardo Baptista, Stephen Nellis and Max A. Cherney
April 10, 2025 – 3:02 AM PDT
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BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Lip-Bu Tan, the man chosen to lead Intel, the U.S.’s largest chip maker, has invested in hundreds of Chinese tech firms, including at least eight with links to the People’s Liberation Army, according to a Reuters review of Chinese and U.S. corporate filings.
The appointment last month of Tan, one of Silicon Valley’s longest-running investors in Chinese tech, as CEO of a company that manufactures cutting-edge chips for the U.S. Department of Defense raised questions among some investors about the extent of his ongoing involvement with businesses in China.
Reuters’ review found that Tan controls more than 40 Chinese companies and funds as well as minority stakes in over…
