US EditionSouth Korea's Lee must navigate the ‘Trump risk’ at key summits in Japan and US
Lee Jae Myung and Ishiba discuss trade expansion and regional security amid concerns over U.S. demands for increased military funding and shifting alliances under Trump.
- South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung faces key summits in Japan and the US to navigate Donald Trump's efforts to redefine trade, security and alliance relations.
- The summits follow trade deals with the US that avoided high tariffs, but pledged billions in new US investments.
- Trump's approach fuels fears he may demand higher payments for US troops in South Korea and potentially scale back the US military presence to focus on China.
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South Korea and Japan's colonial past has strained relations for decades. But shared concerns about their ally, the US, are bringing the two countries ever closer. This weekend, the South Korean president is visiting Japan.
South Korea must navigate the ‘Trump risk’ at key summits in Japan
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of US allies to navigate Donald Trump’s unilateral push to redefine postwar orders on trade, security and alliances.The meetings come after Seoul and Tokyo reached trade deals
South Korean Leader’s Japan Visit to Set Stage for Trump Summit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to embark on his first overseas trip focusing on bilateral diplomacy this weekend starting with a rare Japan visit that will likely set the stage for his first meeting with President Donald Trump in the US days later.
South Korea's Lee must navigate the 'Trump risk' at key summits in Japan and US
Barely two months into office, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test, heading into back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.S. allies to navigate Donald Trump's unilateral push to redefine postwar orders on trade, security and alliances.
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