Recent lobbying disclosures have revealed South Korea’s deep lobbying network in Washington D.C. and beyond. The country’s massive lobbying machine is particularly noteworthy because of the unfriendly environment American tech companies are facing in the Korean market.
\n\nA new report shows how South Korea has spent heavily to lobby U.S. officials in recent years, spending a total of $363 million over the last decade, with South Korean state entities funding over $236 million of that total through lobbying firm retainers, influence operations, and targeted communication to American lawmakers.
\n\nThe report cites OpenSecrets data and is authored by Washington lobbying expert and former Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Brody Mullins. Mullins won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.
\n\nSouth Korea has consistently ranked among the top 10 foreign governments lobbying the United States, alongside Saudi Arabia and China, whose economy is 10 times larger, data from OpenSecrets shows. In 2024, Korea spent more on lobbying than many of America’s largest corporations, including Amazon, Google and Meta.
\n\nThe spending comes as Seoul faces mounting pressure from Washington on a range of issues from national security to trade, including recent U.S. requests that South Korea contribute naval forces to help secure the…
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