South Korea Is Implicated in Trade Dispute Between U.S. and China on Steel Tariffs

South Korea Is Implicated in Trade Dispute Between U.S. and China on Steel Tariffs
Steel plates being rolled with an engineer looking on. Seong Joon Cho/Worldsteel via Getty Images
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South Korea has become ensnared in the United States’ trade war with China.
On Feb. 16, the U.S. Commerce Department released recommendations for President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on at least 54 percent on steel imports from 12 countries, including China, South Korea, Brazil, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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