Korea’s intense scrutiny of Coupang risks US trade ties: former security adviser

A former security adviser to US President Donald Trump cautioned against South Korea's tough regulatory response to a massive data breach at Coupang, the US-listed company that primarily operates in Korea, warning that aggressive oversight could strain bilateral ties. Robert O’Brien, who served as national security adviser from 2019 to 2021 under Trump, argued in a social-media post Wednesday that President Trump had “worked hard to rebalance the trade relationship with Korea,” and that targetin