South Korea revisits CPTPP trade pact in response to US tariffs

Lee's government seeks bigger network of economic alliances

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo in August. Seoul will need the nod from all existing CPTPP members to join the agreement. © AP

TETSUYA FUJITA

SEOUL -- South Korea will consider joining the 12-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, government officials said Wednesday, as Seoul faces the risk that U.S. tariffs will hurt exports.

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