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USTR negotiations advisory committee cautions against major moves on KORUS

August 16, 2017 at 8:53 AM
The U.S. should tread carefully in its pursuit of a modified U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement and in its push to reduce its trade deficit with South Korea, a group of senior advisers has told U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer – cautioning that bilateral trade disputes should be approached warily in light of shared concerns over North Korea. Citing “current provocations” by North Korea, the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN) – a group of senior industry executives chartered...


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