Under the new deal, Seoul will contribute about 1.04 trillion won, or $925 million, this year to help cover the expense of stationing 28,500 American troops in South Korea. That is an 8.2 percent increase from last year, when South Korea paid 960 billion won, roughly half the total cost.

The reported disqualification, which would be a first in the country, comes as Huawei faces growing scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government and allegations that Beijing could use its technology for spying, which the company denies.

The Trump administration has accused Beijing of intellectual property (IP) theft and forced IP transfers, demanding change and threatening further tariffs since trade tension flared between two countries last year. China has repeatedly rebutted such accusations.

“The Chinese counterintelligence threat is more deep, more diverse, more vexing, more challenging, more comprehensive and more concerning than any counterintelligence threat I can think of,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said.

US Treasury secretary predicts ‘significant progress’ despite Beijing’s anger over charges.

U.S. announced indictments again Chinese tech giant Monday.

Vice-premier Liu He will have little room for manoeuvre in Washington.

S&P gets green light in China.

U.S. officials also reasserted their view that Huawei poses an unacceptable national-security risk due to the potential for the Chinese government to leverage its telecom-equipment gear for espionage capabilities. “As Americans, we should all be concerned about the potential for any company beholden to a foreign government—especially one that doesn’t share our values—to burrow into the American telecommunications market,” Mr. Wray said.

With U.S. tariff threat looming, China appears poised to let in more U.S. imports but not to make structural changes.