US urges South Korea to reject Huawei goods, citing security risks

SEOUL (Reuters): The United States government is lobbying South Korea not to use Huawei Technologies Co products, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday (May 23), amid a wider push by Washington to get its allies to reject the Chinese tech firm’s goods.

In one incident, a US State Department official said in a recent meeting with a South Korean counterpart that local telco LG Uplus Corp, which uses Huawei’s equipment, should "not be allowed to serve in sensitive areas in South Korea", Chosun Ilbo reported.