Seoul’s Bipartisan Push to Fast-Track US Investment Bill Aims to Head Off Trump Tariff Threat
South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to form a special parliamentary committee to expedite a bill supporting a $350 billion investment pledge to the United States, seeking to avert threatened U.S. tariff increases. The episode highlights Seoul’s effort to balance alliance-driven economic demands with domestic legislative autonomy amid uncertain U.S. signaling.