- Title: South Korea, China, Japan agree to promote regional trade as Trump tariffs loom
- Date: 30th March 2025
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MARCH 30, 2025) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH KOREAN INDUSTRY MINISTER AHN DUK-GEUN, CHINESE COMMERCE MINISTER WANG WENTAO (RIGHT) AND JAPANESE TRADE MINISTER YOJI MUTO (LEFT) POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS VARIOUS OF AHN, MUTO, WANG HOLDING HANDS AHN, MUTO, AND WANG WALKING AWAY FOR MEETING VARIOUS OF MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE
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- Keywords: China Japan South Korea Trump meeting tariffs trade minister
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,International Trade
- Reuters ID: LVA001277230032025RP1
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- Story Text:South Korea, China and Japan held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday (March 30), seeking to facilitate regional trade as the three Asian export powers brace from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
The countries' three trade ministers agreed to "closely cooperate for a comprehensive and high-level" talks on a South Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement deal to promote "regional and global trade", according to a statement released after the meeting.
"It is necessary to strengthen the implementation of RCEP, in which all three countries have participated, and to create a framework for expanding trade cooperation among the three countries through Korea-China-Japan FTA negotiations," said South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, referring to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
The ministers met ahead of Trump's announcement on Wednesday (April 2) of more tariffs in what he calls "liberation day", as he upends Washington's trading partnerships.
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