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This document is a data file, likely from a web page's source code, detailing aspects of the 2018 US-South Korea trade agreement negotiations under the Trump administration. It focuses on trade deficits, steel tariffs, and a 'side deal' concerning currency manipulation. Despite the user's query, the document contains no information related to Jeffrey Epstein, his associates, or any related topics; its content is exclusively about international trade policy.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Trump | President of the United States (implied) |
Mentioned as having particular concern about currency devaluation and having accused trading partners of weakening th...
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| Peter Navarro | Top trade adviser |
Quoted in an NPR interview in March regarding a 'side deal' on currency undervaluation as part of the new trade agree...
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| United States trade representative |
Published the 'agreed outcomes' of negotiations with the Koreans in August.
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| Treasury Department |
Mentioned as negotiating a 'side deal' on currency and having an 'understanding with South Korea to avoid competitive...
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| White House |
Released a fact sheet regarding the 'understanding' between the Treasury Department and South Korea on currency pract...
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| NPR |
Media organization that interviewed Peter Navarro in March.
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| Bloomberg |
A URL to a Bloomberg article is included in the document's data.
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| ustr.gov |
A URL to a PDF on the United States Trade Representative website is included in the data.
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| Apple News |
A URL to an Apple News article is included in the data.
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Timeline (3 events)
2018
South Korea is excluded from US steel tariffs in exchange for capping its steel exports.
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August 2018
The United States trade representative published the 'agreed outcomes' from negotiations, a 24-page document of technical language and correspondence.
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United States trade representative
Korean officials
Locations (5)
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Party to the trade deal with South Korea.
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Synonym for the United States, mentioned as the source of goods purchased by South Korea.
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Party to the trade deal with the United States.
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Mentioned as a trading partner accused by Mr. Trump of weakening its currency.
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Mentioned as a trading partner accused by Mr. Trump of weakening its currency.
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Relationships (4)
Peter Navarro is described as a 'top trade adviser' in the Trump administration.
The entire document discusses the negotiation of a trade agreement between the two countries.
Mr. Trump 'has accused other trading partners, like China... of trying to weaken their currencies'.
Mr. Trump 'has accused other trading partners, like... the European Union, of trying to weaken their currencies'.
Key Quotes (2)
"We’re going to be able to defend ourselves against currency undervaluations because, as part of this deal, there’s a very nice side deal agreement that the secretary of Treasury is negotiating over currency undervaluation... [the currency agreement is] a benchmark for what we’ll be doing going forward."Source
— Peter Navarro
(In an interview with NPR in March, describing a supposed 'side deal' to the main trade agreement with South Korea.)
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"In a fact sheet released Monday afternoon by the White House, Trump administration officials said that 'outside' the Korea pact, 'the Treasury Department has an understanding with South Korea to avoid competitive devaluation and practices that provide an unfair competitive advantage. The understanding includes strong commitments on exchange rate practices, robust transparency, and reporting.'"Source
— White House / Trump administration officials
(From a fact sheet clarifying the nature of the currency agreement with South Korea.)
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