Japan escalates trade war with South Korea, deepening rift and raising security concerns
by Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times
Aug 02, 2019
3 minutes
SEOUL - Japan on Friday escalated its trade war with South Korea by removing it from a list of trusted trading partners, furthering economic uncertainties in the midst of the U.S.-China trade dispute and raising concerns about the security implications of a rapidly eroding relationship between two key U.S. allies.
Japan's Cabinet of ministers announced it was stripping South Korea of its so-called whitelist status, signaling potential delays and disruptions in exports to South
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