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Why are Japan and Korea in a trade war

Geoff Riley

14th November 2019

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The economic relationship between South Korea and Japan has soured and, whilst many are focused on the fall out from the Chinese/US trade war, this trade dispute between Japan and South Korea is well worth watching from a global macro perspective. The root causes of the latest trade tensions go beyond narrow economic interests including the legacy of colonial era claims.

Why are Japan and Korea in a trade war

Japan’s economy grew at the slowest pace in a year as the U.S.-China trade dispute and Tokyo’s frictions with South Korea weighed on exports https://t.co/bulalkooct
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 14, 2019

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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