WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Attorney General Bondi urging an investigation into whether the data from Airwallex is being accessed by the Chinese Communist Party. Airwallex is a cross-border payments platform that processes highly sensitive U.S. data for major American companies.

In part, Senator Cotton wrote:

"I respectfully request that the Department open a full investigation into whether Airwallex data is being accessed by the Chinese Communist Party."

Full text of the letter may be found here (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/airwallex_letter.pdf) and below.

December 18, 2025

The Honorable Pam Bondi Attorney General U.S...