US demands trade consultations with Korea

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The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said Friday that South Korea was in “non-compliance” with its obligations under its revised trade agreement and demanded its first-ever consultations under the deal. The administration has regularly touted the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, also known as KORUS, updated last year, as proof that the administration’s aggressive policies work.

The USTR requested the consultations because it claims that the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the body that hears complaints from foreign businesses, has “denied U.S. parties certain rights.” The announcement did not specify the companies but said that they were “denied the opportunity to review and rebut the evidence against them” in trade disputes.

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