Another unfair agreement! The US has repeatedly succeeded with its allies and other countries, and perhaps it is becoming stronger and stronger! On July 30, US President Trump announced that the US had reached a "comprehensive and complete trade agreement" with South Korea. According to the agreement, South Korea will invest $350 billion in projects selected by him, and purchase $100 billion worth of liquefied natural gas and other energy products. The US will impose a 15% tariff on South Korea, and South Korea will accept American products including cars, trucks, and agricultural products into the Korean market, without imposing import tariffs on the US.
Evidently, from the content of this agreement, it is an entirely unfair agreement, and South Korea only got a reduction of the US's threat from 25% to 15% tariffs. It must be said that so far, Trump's goals are being realized one by one. First, regarding increasing investment in the US, the US has obtained as much as $150 billion in investments from its allies. Among them, South Korea is $35 billion, Japan $55 billion, and Europe $60 billion.
Secondly, the EU, Japan, and South Korea have opened up to the US in many areas, including agriculture, energy, and automobile manufacturing. Thirdly, these agreements have brought at least $85 billion in orders for the US. This includes $75 billion in energy orders from Europe and $10 billion in orders from South Korea. This does not include other countries' commitments to purchase US energy. Obviously, the US is solving its problems by siphoning money from other countries and its allies. From the perspective of Sino-US competition, all parties are sacrificing their own interests to feed the tiger, and the US tiger is becoming stronger and stronger. And the US has been eyeing us all along, which may become a problem we have to face.
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