Speech by US Envoy to South Korea Seen as Warning to Local Mobile Carrier LG U+ About Huawei’s 5G Risks

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (R) and US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris exchange documents at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on March 8, 2019. Ahn Young-joon/AFP/Getty Images

The U.S. ambassador to South Korea recently warned about the risks that vulnerable 5G networks pose to a country’s national security.

Ambassador Harry Harris gave a keynote speech at a conference titled “The Future of the Cloud” in the South Korean capital of Seoul on June 5.