US House China Panel Urges Scrutiny of Deepening Korea-China Ties

House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging close scrutiny of South Korea's deepening ties with China. He flagged risks to US supply chains from Samsung and SK hynix plants in China and alleged biased enforcement against US firms.

• Moolenaar requested a State Department briefing on Seoul policy by end of next month
• Samsung and SK hynix plants in Xi'an, Wuxi and Dalian cited as leverage risk
• Complaint over $409 million in Coupang penalties versus leniency for AliExpress and Temu
• South Korea's foreign ministry says the US alliance remains its policy cornerstone