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South Korea Jockeys for a Deal With Trump at Least as Good as Japan’s

The agreement that Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the United States.

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Containers at a port in Busan, South Korea, in July.

Trump’s New Trade Threats Set Off Global Scramble to Avoid Tariffs

Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers.

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President Trump, with the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, presented a list of tariffs from different countries at the White House in April.
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