Korea is fully implementing its pledge not to discriminate against U.S. digital companies in line with summit agreements between the two nations’ leaders, the foreign ministry said Thursday, pushing back on U.S. Republicans’ claims of Seoul’s “targeted assault” on American firms. The foreign ministry issued the statement after 54 Republican congressional members sent a letter to Korean Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha urging Seoul to cease what they describe as unwarranted treatment of U.S. firms through discriminatory regulations and other measures. Among the companies cited was Coupang Inc., the U.S.-listed e-commerce giant that has come under legal scrutiny in Korea over its massive data breach involving the personal information of more than 33 million users. The lawmakers accused Seoul of using the “low-sensitivity” incident as a pretext to attack Coupang. “The government has been fully implementing its commitment to not subject U.S. digital companies to discriminatory actions or unnecessary barriers, in line with the leaders’ agreements outlined in the Korea-U.S. joint fact sheet. This in
