TP-Link CEO applied for Trump Gold Card visa while company faces US national security probe over China ties

The CEO of TP-Link applied for the Trump administration's Gold Card visa program while the company simultaneously faces a US national security investigation over its ties to China, Bloomberg reported. TP-Link is the largest seller of consumer routers in the United States and has faced scrutiny from Congress over potential security risks associated with Chinese-manufactured networking equipment. The Gold Card visa offers wealthy foreign nationals a path to US residency in exchange for a $5 million investment.