In connection with the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's so-called "Coupang report," the administration of Donald Trump in the United States claimed that the Korean government is targeting Coupang.
According to Yonhap News on the 2nd (local time), a White House official, responding to a question about the House Judiciary Committee's Coupang report, said, "The Trump administration is deeply concerned that the Korean government is discriminatorily targeting U.S. technology companies."
The official added, "By any reasonable measure, the Lee Jae-myung administration is singling out Coupang."
The official also said, "The Trump administration will not tolerate unfair trade practices, including restrictions on market access for U.S. digital services."
The 35-page report released the day before said the Korean government is treating U.S. corporations, including Coupang, in a discriminatory manner.
Based on testimony and documents obtained by the committee, the report argued, "Korea has targeted American-owned corporations for decades, and in recent years the discriminatory treatment has worsened."
The report focused in particular on the Coupang case. It characterized Coupang's recent personal data leak as "unauthorized access to the data system by a disgruntled former employee" and claimed "the Korean government seized on this to launch a full-scale offensive."
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regret over the report, saying it unilaterally reflects only Coupang's claims and differs from the facts, and that the position and facts the Korean government has explained to the House Judiciary Committee have not been reflected.