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 by Staff Writers Richfield, United States (AFP) March 29, 2018
US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that he may delay implementation of a renegotiated trade deal with South Korea until after planned nuclear talks with North Korea. Trump offered no explanation for the apparent threat, which came just a day after he hailed the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) as a victory for his get-tough stance on commerce. "I may hold it up until after a deal is made with North Korea, does everybody understand that? You know why? Because it's a very strong card," Trump said in a speech in Ohio. "South Korea has been wonderful, but we'll probably hold that deal up for a little while, see how it plays out." On Wednesday, Trump had seemed to be firmly behind the renegotiated trade deal, which should now give US carmakers greater access to South Korean markets. "@USTradeRep just announced an agreement in principle with South Korea on KORUS!" he said. "A great deal for American and Korean workers. Let's now focus on our important security relationship." But the president's remarks in his Ohio speech appeared to suggest he is seeking to hold the deal as leverage over Washington's ally South Korea ahead of the nuclear talks. North Korea and South Korea plan to hold a summit on April 27. Trump is then due to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un before the end of May for talks on Pyongyang's denuclearization.
N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip Beijing (AFP) March 28, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides try to repair frayed relations before Pyongyang's landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. US President Donald Trump welcomed the Beijing meeting and said there was now a "good chance" Kim would scrap his nuclear weapons - but warned that sanctions must stay in force in the meantime. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were gr ... read more
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