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As China and U.S. Split Over Energy, Korea Is Stuck in the Middle

It needs the United States for defense and has spent billions building factories in America. But a Trump trade deal this week with China could erase a Korean edge in the U.S. market.

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The U.S. has been pushing Korea to buy more liquefied natural gas. A tanker in South Korea in 2019.
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