Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has pressed Intel’s board over CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s ties to China, citing national security concerns and the integrity of a company set to receive billions in taxpayer funds, The Hill reported.

Cotton sent a letter to Intel board Chair Frank Yeary on Tuesday, raising alarm over newly appointed Tan’s financial connections to Chinese tech firms, including several with reported links to the Chinese military.

Tan, who took over Intel’s top post in March after Pat Gelsinger stepped down, previously led Cadence Design Systems. During his tenure, Cadence developed software used in chip design and recently agreed to pay $140 million as part of a guilty plea for violating U.S. export laws. The company admitted to selling its technology to a Chinese military university.

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