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Analysis How South Korea’s next president will likely respond to Trump’s tariffsWith US trade pressure rising, Seoul must decide whether to push back or make strategic concessions to Washington South Korea must decide how to respond as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his reciprocal tariff policy, threatening to match the duties imposed by trade partners on American exports. Trump’s latest move, announced on Friday, amplifies uncertainties for South Korea’s export-driven economy, with Washington targeting key industries such as steel, automobiles and semiconductors. While Acting President Choi Sang-mok has downplayedimmediate risks, the real decisions will fall to the next administration, as South Korea potentially heads toward a snap election that could bring either Lee Jae-myung’s Democratic Party (DP) to power or a new leader from the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





