Korea-US Trade Agreement Faces Changes!
One day after the US president and South Korean officials announced a trade agreement, there were disagreements over the specific content of the tariff negotiations between the two countries. South Korea accused the United States of unilaterally increasing and changing the terms of the agreement. To ensure that the agreement reached by the leaders of South Korea and the US on the 29th is not altered, the Yoon Suk-yeol government plans to release a factual list of the negotiations between the two sides.
US Commerce Secretary Rutenberg posted on the 30th introducing the detailed results of the tariff negotiation agreement reached between the president and Yoon Suk-yeol, stating that South Korea agreed to fully open its 100% market.
South Korea stated that this negotiation did not involve any content about opening the market: "South Korea has already opened its market to all US products, and there are no further changes in this agreement."
Kim Yong-bum, Director of the Policy Office of the South Korean Presidential Office, emphasized specifically that South Korea will not fully open its market to US agricultural products: "We have thoroughly defended against additional market openings for agricultural products, including sensitive items such as rice and beef. We have thoroughly defended against further market openings in the agricultural sector and reached an agreement on strengthening cooperation and communication between the two countries in inspection procedures."
In addition, Rutenberg stated that semiconductor tariffs are not part of this Korea-US agreement, which also differs significantly from the content released by South Korea.
There are always disagreements about the truth of the agreement between Korea and the US at the end of each negotiation. South Korea is concerned that the US government's unilateral exaggeration of achievements will increase more uncertainties.
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