Republican committee chief urges 'heightened vigilance' over S. Korea-China ties: report
WASHINGTON — The Republican chair of the congressional committee on U.S.-China competition has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to maintain "heightened" vigilance over the warming relationship between Seoul and Beijing, which he said poses "significant risks" to the United States, a report said Wednesday. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the Select Committee on Strategic…
The Republican chair of the congressional committee on U.S.-China competition, Rep. John Moolenaar, has urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to maintain heightened vigilance over the warming relationship between South Korea and China, according to a report by Reuters. Moolenaar, chairman of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Rubio citing deepening leader-level relations between Seoul and Beijing, South Korean semiconductor investment in China, and unfair treatment of U.S. firms in Korea compared with Chinese rivals.
He portrayed South Korea as a major American ally but pointed out the potential for frictions to develop into a structural shift in Seoul's alignment, expressing concerns over the unprecedented pace of leader-level engagement between the two countries.
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