A week after demanding his resignation, United States President, Donald Trump, seems to have eased his stance for now, following an “interesting” White House meeting with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

The much-anticipated meeting between the US administration and Intel Tan appears to have gone as well as he could have hoped, capping a turbulent week in which US Senator Tom Cotton urged Intel’s board to address Tan’s ties to China and Donald Trump publicly called for his resignation.

On 7 August, Tan sought to reassure Intel staff in a public letter, stressing that he has lived in the United States for over four decades and loves the country, following Trump’s social media post demanding his immediate departure over links to Chinese companies.

“I met with Mr Lip-Bu Tan, of Intel, along with secretary of commerce, Howard Lutnick, and secretary of the treasury, Scott Bessent,” the US president said in a social media post Monday.

“The meeting was a very interesting one. His success and rise is an amazing story. Mr Tan and my cabinet members are going to spend time together, and bring suggestions to me during the next week.”

In a statement, Intel said Tan “had the honour of meeting with President Trump for a candid and constructive discussion on Intel’s commitment to strengthening US technology and manufacturing leadership.” It’s the now-familiar language of US corporates that seem keen to flatter the president to remain in his good graces.

“We appreciate the president’s strong leadership to advance these critical priorities and look forward to working closely with him and his administration as we restore this great American company,” the statement continued.

All this comes as Trump’s approach to China appears to be easing. Yesterday, he once again used an executive order to push back the start date for higher tariffs on China by his now-customary 90 days.

Intel, a major employer in Ireland, appears to have avoided the worst of the job cuts under Tan’s turnaround strategy for the former semiconductor leader.