Explosive House report reveals secret operation inside China at center of South Korea's fight with US company
A House report has revealed a secret operation inside China related to South Korea's trade policies, which have been accused of targeting US firms and favoring China-aligned interests. The report details the case of Coupang, a US company that has faced strict scrutiny from the Korean government after a data breach. The company was recently fined $410 million by South Korea, the largest privacy fine in the country's history.
- ▪More than 50 House lawmakers are raising alarms over what they call discriminatory South Korean policies that harm American tech companies and tilt economic advantages toward China-linked competitors.
- ▪The House Judiciary Committee released a scathing report detailing how the left-leaning South Korean government has systematically discriminated against American-owned companies.
- ▪Coupang was instructed to retrieve stolen data, which was stored on a laptop and at the bottom of a murky river in China, leading to a covert mission in Chinese territory to recover the data.
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South Korea Explosive House report reveals secret operation inside China at center of South Korea's fight with US company GOP lawmakers say South Korea's trade commission weaponized competition policy against US firms, as Coupang hit by record $410M fine By Preston Mizell Fox News Published July 6, 2026 12:16pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video House Republicans accuse South Korea of targeting US firms, favoring China-aligned interests More than 50 House lawmakers, led by Rep. Darrell Issa, are raising alarms over what they call discriminatory South Korean policies that harm American tech companies and tilt economic advantages toward China-linked competitors.
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