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Analysis South Korea-France supply chain deals deepen ties but sharpen rivalryAgreements on nuclear energy, minerals and tech align supply chains even as EU policy risks limiting market access South Korea’s expanded partnership with France is integrating supply chains across energy and advanced technologies, but the unresolved issue of competition between the two sides and their diverging strategic priorities pose challenges for boosting cooperation. ROK President Lee Jae Myung met French President Emmanuel Macron in Seoul last Friday, upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and overseeing a series of agreements spanning nuclear energy, critical minerals and advanced technologies. Taken together, the agreements point to a more integrated industrial relationship that links supply coordination with cooperation on key technologies. However, this integration does not eliminate competition between the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





