. . World news – CA – U. s. , South Korean business groups are urging 5G trade and cooperation between their governments

Washington (Reuters) – U.. s. On Wednesday, South Korean business groups called on the United States to cancel national security tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on steel, aluminum and other products, while strengthening a global rules-based trading system and cooperation on 5G mobile phones and other technologies..

Joint statement issued by the Board of Directors of M.. s. – The Korean Business Council and the Federation of Korean Industries said after an annual conference that the two groups urged the two governments to cooperate in developing 5G mobile networks, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies as well as their wider digital economies.. .

The two business councils whose conference was organized by the U. s. The Chamber of Commerce, said that regulatory approaches to emerging technologies and 5G dissemination should be harmonized to enhance industry leadership in standards, intellectual property and patents..

“We share the view that there is no place for untrustworthy and high-risk vendors in any part of 5G networks,” they said, and called on their governments to also work with allies and other partners to boost trust and improve security.

Their statement did not specifically mention Chinese telecom equipment vendors such as Huawei, which the Trump administration has sought to ban from the 5G networks of the United States and its allies.. .

On the coronavirus pandemic, the councils said their governments should work with the private sector to strengthen and diversify supply chains to deal with any future crises and integrate digital technologies into mitigation and containment strategies. .

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