Obama administration security officials say President Barack Obama
and Secretary of State John Kerry are not strongly opposing a South
Korean plan to use Chinese telecommunications gear in an advanced
wireless network, thus increasing concerns of cyber spying espionage
against U.S. military forces in the country.
U.S. officials told the Washington Free Beacon the threat of
Chinese cyber espionage in South Korea was raised earlier this month in
Seoul during the visit there by National Security Agency director Gen.
Keith Alexander.
Alexander, who also heads the military’s U.S. Cyber Command, urged
South Korean military and intelligence counterparts not to allow the
construction of a new wireless telecommunications network to include
gear from China’s Huawei Technologies Co.
U.S. investigators have linked Huawei to the Chinese military and
intelligence services. The global telecom equipment maker has been
banned from several U.S. telecommunication company purchases and
equipment deals since the early 2000s over concerns its gear poses
communications security threats.
Officials said the security threat in South Korea is compounded by
the presence of 28,500 U.S. troops. The fear is that cell phone
communications of troops will be intercepted by Chinese intelligence,
sifted for military and war fighting data, and possibly shared with
North Korea, Beijing’s close regional ally.
One official said South Korean officials so far have not taken U.S.
concerns about Huawei equipment seriously. The South Koreans initially
viewed the U.S. security push not to use Huawei equipment as a trade
issue. And South Korean officials have said the issue was also not taken
seriously because messages were not delivered by senior or mid-level
White House National Security Council or State Department officials.
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