How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance



Analysis How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance Allies have pledged to look for ways to keep trade barriers from impacting defense, but domestic politics is an obstacle John LeeJune 14, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Oregon \| Image: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz When U.S. presidents visit South Korea, one place that is almost always on their itinerary is the Demilitarized Zone. The inter-Korean border serves as a reminder of the ongoing conflict on the Korean Peninsula, and a convenient spot for photo-ops to appear resolute and firm in the face of a hostile enemy. But President Joe Biden did not adhere to tradition on his first trip to Asia. Instead he visited Samsung’s semiconductor plant and Hyundai Motor Groupand spoke about supply chains for microchips and investment in the U.S. Cooperation on critical and emerging technologies was also high on © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance 02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks 03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems 04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma 05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump 06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

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How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance

Allies have pledged to look for ways to keep trade barriers from impacting defense, but domestic politics is an obstacle

John LeeJune 14, 2022

How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Oregon | Image: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

When U.S. presidents visit South Korea, one place that is almost always on their itinerary is the Demilitarized Zone. The inter-Korean border serves as a reminder of the ongoing conflict on the Korean Peninsula, and a convenient spot for photo-ops to appear resolute and firm in the face of a hostile enemy.

But President Joe Biden did not adhere to tradition on his first trip to Asia. Instead he visited Samsung’s semiconductor plant and Hyundai Motor Groupand spoke about supply chains for microchips and investment in the U.S. Cooperation on critical and emerging technologies was also high on

LATEST ANALYSIS

01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance
02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks
03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems
04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma
05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump
06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls
07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy
08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance

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