TP-Link’s American Dream

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Good evening. In a not too distant era, Jeffrey Chao would have been celebrated in America as another example of a successful immigrant and credit to his new country. After finishing university in Shanghai, Chao established TP-Link, a successful network equipment manufacturer, in Shenzhen and later moved its headquarters, himself and his family to the U.S. But as Noah Berman writes in our cover story, the company remains the subject of much scrutiny in Washington. If Chao is to realise his American Dream, he will have to win over many China Hawk sceptics in Washington including Brendan Carr, Trump’s crusader-chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Under Carr the FCC is being used to ban imports of products made by companies that U.S. government agencies deem to be threats to American national security.Noah’s cover story on TP-Link is also the subject of this week’s Wire China podcast, hosted by Savannah Billman.Other items in this week’s issue: The quiet companies surfing China’s AI wave; The Big Picture on the debut of China’s anti-sanctions tool; The Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief, Jonathan Cheng, on North Korea’s Kim family dynasty; and Mike Kuiken and Leland Miller on India, the potential ally that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to.Want this emailed directly to your inbox? Sign up to receive our free newsletter.Illustration by Luis GrañenaTP-Link’s American DreamTP-Link, America’s largest supplier of the consumer routers that connect households to the internet, moved its headquarters from China to California in 2024 and is controlled by a Dela…