{"id":2208928,"date":"2025-03-31T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T23:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2208928"},"modified":"2025-03-30T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:53:19","slug":"south-korea-hosts-trilateral-trade-talks-with-japan-and-china-to-strengthen-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2025\/03\/south-korea-hosts-trilateral-trade-talks-with-japan-and-china-to-strengthen-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea hosts trilateral trade talks with Japan and China to strengthen ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea, Japan and China held the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motie.go.kr\/kor\/article\/ATCL3f49a5a8c\/170353\/view#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers\u2019 Meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Seoul on Sunday. The three countries discussed strengthening economic cooperation, focusing on World Trade Organization (WTO) reform, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) membership expansion and advancing the ROK-Japan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA). They also pledged to cooperate on supply chain stability, green and digital economy initiatives and upcoming international events, including the Osaka-Kansai Expo and APEC meetings in South Korea and China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separately, South Korea and Japan held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motie.go.kr\/kor\/article\/ATCL3f49a5a8c\/170354\/view#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bilateral industrial and trade meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to mark the 60th anniversary of normalizing diplomatic ties. The ministers discussed enhancing cooperation in advanced industries, hydrogen energy and key mineral supply chains, as well as responding jointly to changes in the global trade environment. Both countries committed to strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation, with a focus on maintaining predictable business environments and stabilizing critical supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea is walking a diplomatic tightrope as it seeks to balance its strategic relationships with Japan and China amid intensifying regional competition. The trilateral meeting in Seoul highlights South Korea\u2019s ongoing effort to strengthen economic ties with both countries while managing their diverging interests. Cooperation in advanced industries, hydrogen technology and supply chains sounds promising, but South Korea\u2019s reliance on China for raw materials and Japan for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2b26db14-c677-42c1-808d-5366d0de751b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high-tech components<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> means that any disruption could undermine these efforts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meetings\u2019 outcomes may ultimately prove more symbolic than practical. For instance, efforts to advance WTO reform may falter without U.S. involvement, especially given the Trump administration\u2019s likely resistance. Meanwhile, expanding RCEP could be hampered by the complexities of integrating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202410\/1321410.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202406\/1314214.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">members<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with varying economic policies and standards. Whether these agreements translate into real-world cooperation or remain diplomatic posturing will depend on how well Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing manage their competing priorities in the months ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea, Japan and China held the 13th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers\u2019 Meeting in Seoul on Sunday. The three countries discussed strengthening economic cooperation, focusing on World Trade Organization (WTO) reform, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) membership expansion and advancing the ROK-Japan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA). 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