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    Trade tensions and spying scandal loom over South Korean president’s White House visit

    by Courtney Subramanian and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Apr 26, 2023 4 minutes
    U.S. President Joe Biden greets South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for the Official Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

    WASHINGTON — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has received the red-carpet treatment this week as Washington and Seoul mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance. Yoon’s weeklong itinerary features a high-profile summit with President Joe Biden, a glittering state banquet — an honor reserved for America’s closest allies — and a joint address to Congress.

    But beneath the pomp and ceremony, thorny issues are at stake. South Korean companies are worried about how Biden’s efforts to promote American manufacturing and limit the growth of China’s high-tech sector might affect them. And earlier this year, a leak of classified Pentagon documents revealed details of U.S. espionage against South Korea, embarrassing both countries and causing political headaches for Yoon.

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