Can South Korea afford to fulfil Trump’s US$350 billion trade demand?
South Korea is digging in as negotiations stall over a US demand for a staggering US$350 billion in direct investments, a condition that critics warn could plunge Seoul into a financial crisis. President Lee Jae-myung indirectly criticised Washington’s pressure tactics at a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in New York on Wednesday. Stressing…
