Seoul Announces Rare Top Trade Meeting With Tokyo, Beijing

Cars are seen at a Nissan dealership in Houston, Texas, on March 27, 2025. Automakers were battered on March 27 as stock markets fell on both sides of the Atlantic after US President Donald Trump announced significant tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, pressing ahead with tough trade policies many fear will spark a recession. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

Top trade officials from South Korea, Japan, and China will meet this weekend in Seoul to discuss economic cooperation, a South Korean government source said Friday.

The rare meeting—the first in five years—was announced days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on all cars and light trucks not built on U.S. soil.

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