'Like a hostage situation': South Korea paralysed in lobbying fight against Trump tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "But we were told that it doesn't matter for Trump as he is more interested in what the Korean companies will do from now on.
45% : South Korea's trade surplus with the US was $28.7bn in the first half of 2024, according to the Korea International Trade Organisation, and is set to overtake last year's record of $44.4bn, raising concerns that Trump, who is sensitive to US trade deficits, could target the country again.
44% : But Yeo suggested that some Korean fears were "overblown", arguing that "much has changed" since Trump was first elected in 2016.
18% : But Korean battery and EV makers could face a nightmare scenario if Trump were to reach a grand bargain with Beijing on trade that allowed Chinese rivals to set up their own plants in the US -- something the incoming president has said he would consider.
12% : Trump this month praised Navarro, who previously accused Korean conglomerates Samsung and LG of "trade cheating" by relocating production to avoid antidumping measures, for helping renegotiate "unfair Trade Deals like Nafta and the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement".

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