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Profiles South Korea chooses steady hands over firebrands amid global protectionismLee Jae-myung’s appointment of Yeo Han-koo as trade minister reflects pivot toward discipline over retaliation South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has appointed former trade minister Yeo Han-koo as his top trade strategist, reviving a Moon Jae-in-era technocrat to help steer South Korea through an era of tariff escalation, subsidy-driven industrial policy and growing fractures in the global trade system. The decision this week reflects Lee’s continued trend of installing Democratic Party (DP) loyalists as well as established technocrats across key Cabinet posts during his first week in office. Yeo’s return to his former post signals Lee’s recognition that South Korea’s trade posture amid U.S. protectionism, China’s retaliatory tendencies and the sidelining of the World Trade © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





