South Korea’s CPTPP Push Exposes the Cost of Turning Trade Gains Into Consensus
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(Jeongeup=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-cheol = If Korea joins the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the damage to the domestic agriculture and fisheries sectors will average 800 billion won annually, and over 15 years, the...
On the 29th, President Lee Jae-myung addressed concerns regarding the negative impact on the domestic agriculture and fisheries industries of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), stating, “I understand better than anyone the importance of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and forestry as strategic security industries, so please do not worry too much.” President Lee [at the site]
South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus
President Lee Jae Myung has promised South Korean farmers and fishers compensation and described their industries vital to national security, a day after his government estimated what joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would cost them. However, this framing could make it harder for Seoul to offer the concessions that existing […]
On the 29th, President Lee Jae-myung emphasized regarding the agricultural sector's backlash over joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), "I understand better than anyone the importance of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and forestry as strategic security industries, so please do not worry too much." President Lee made these remarks while sharing an article on X that projected a 850 billion won decrease in…
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