{"id":18259,"date":"2025-04-09T06:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/reeling-from-trumps-tariffs-south-korea-tries-striking-a-delicate-balance\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T06:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:24:02","slug":"reeling-from-trumps-tariffs-south-korea-tries-striking-a-delicate-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/reeling-from-trumps-tariffs-south-korea-tries-striking-a-delicate-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Reeling From Trump\u2019s Tariffs, South Korea Tries Striking a Delicate Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As its trade negotiators rushed to Washington to seek a reprieve from President Donald J. Trump\u2019s blanket tariffs, South Korea on Wednesday announced new measures to soften the blow of levies on the country\u2019s carmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The two efforts underlined the delicate balance that South Korea needs to strike after the country, one of the most loyal U.S. allies in Asia, was hit by some of the heaviest tariff rates announced by President Trump last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump on Tuesday cheered the imminent arrival of the negotiating team from South Korea, which is led by Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cTheir top TEAM is on a plane heading to the U.S., and things are looking good,\u201d Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social platform. \u201cWe are likewise dealing with many other countries, all of whom want to make a deal with the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">South Korea\u2019s interim leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, on Tuesday suggested that his country was ready to make compromises aimed at pleasing Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview with CNN, Mr. Han said South Korea would not band together with China to push back against Mr. Trump\u2019s tariffs. South Korea \u201cclearly would like to negotiate\u201d with Washington, he said. \u201cI don\u2019t think that kind of fighting back will improve the situation dramatically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a telephone call with Mr. Trump later Tuesday, Mr. Han also said his country was willing to cooperate with the United States in shipbuilding and liquefied natural gas, as well as reducing South Korea\u2019s $55.7 billion trade surplus, the South Korean leader\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">South Korea has built its war-torn country into a global economic powerhouse based largely on exports. Mr. Trump\u2019s sweeping 25 percent tariffs hit its biggest export engines, especially its car industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The measures to support carmakers that South Korea announced Wednesday included raising financing support to 15 trillion won, or about $10 billion, in 2025 from the 13 trillion won previously planned. Taxes on automobile purchases will also be lowered to 3.5 percent from 5 percent currently until June, and electric-vehicle subsidies will be increased.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In addition to trade, South Korea also relies more than ever for its security on the United States and their seven-decade-old military alliance. That has become all the more pressing as North Korea expands its nuclear threat and forges a military alliance of its own with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has already turned this week\u2019s negotiations into more than a trade talk, indicating that he wanted South Korea to drastically increase what it pays for keeping 28,500 American troops on the country\u2019s soil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The statement from Mr. Han\u2019s office said the United States reconfirmed its commitment to the military alliance with South Korea. 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