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Japanese and Korean officials said there was no decision to coordinate action with Beijing, but said the countries have recently discussed trade issues amid three-way talks over the weekend, the firs...
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China said it would hit all U.S. goods with an additional 34% tariff starting Thursday, matching the level of the White House’s latest tariff on Chinese imports.
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Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo are major U.S. trading partners, although they have been at loggerheads among themselves over issues, including territorial disputes.
From left: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul gather for the Eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 22, 2025.
China, Japan, and South Korea agreed to a joint response to US tariffs after their first economic dialogue in five years. They plan to strengthen supply chains, cooperate on export controls, and pursue a free trade agreement.
Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. Trade chiefs from China, Japan and South Korea renewed their call for an open, fair flow of goods and pledged to deepen ...
Ahead of the rollout of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, China has reached out to fellow Asian countries in an apparent bid to create partnerships to minimise the fallout from tariffs
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As per Chinese State Media, the three neighbouring countries held their first economic dialogue in five years, in which they discussed how to counter the tariffs from the United States.
China, South Korea and Japan struck a deal on Sunday to strengthen their free trade ties with each other in a bid to fend off the steep tariffs that have been put in place by US President Donald Trump.
The strength of these alliances depends on whether Trump views Tokyo and Seoul as bulwarks against China’s rise or vassals that can be extorted for financial gain.