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[CARD NEWS] “What an awful scene we face!”

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“What an awful scene we face!”
Donald J. Trump and the Republic of Korea

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1. The 45th U.S. president-elect, Donald Trump
“For real? Am I elected?”

2. How will Trump’s stunning victory in the U.S. presidential election affect South Korea?
A number of experts are pessimistic, saying the future is “horrible” and “no longer so easy to predict.”

3. The biggest concern for our country is the economy.
Trump has frequently touted his plan to reinforce protective trade policies and re-examine the United States’ economic partnerships.

4. “It was also Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, who shoved us into a job-killing deal with South Korea in 2012. As reported by the Economic Policy Institute in May, this deal doubled our trade deficit with South Korea and destroyed nearly 100,000 American jobs.”
- Trump’s jobs plan speech in Pennsylvania in June, 2016

“I am going to instruct my Treasury Secretary to label China a currency manipulator. I am going to instruct the U.S. Trade Representative to bring trade cases against China, both in this country and at the WTO.”
- Trump speech in Florida in August 2016

5. Global markets on Nov. 9 were in turmoil following Trump’s victory.
The Kospi tumbled 2.25 percent.
The Kosdaq nosedived 3.92 percent.
Situations of stock markets in Asian major countries including Japan (-5.4%) and Hong Kong (-2.2%) were pretty much similar.

6. “Donald Trump’s spoken plans of hitting trade tariffs or trade restrictions are highly likely to be practiced. Such things would heavily impact on our country. Trump has been saying that he would undo everything, including the Korea-U.S. FTA. Aside from whether he would actually do it or not, just the fact that the subject had been brought up in public for discussion has a negative effect on financial markets.”
- Sung Tae-yoon, a professor of economics department at Yonsei University

7. “The United States’ protectionist trade policies will be strengthened. Trade friction between China and the United States is expected to occur as Trump would put pressure on China, where the trade balance with the United States has been a surplus in recent years. Following the trade friction between two countries, South Korea is also likely to go backward, as we depend on China for trade.”
- Kim Wee-dae, Korea Center for International Finance

8. Concerns remain, not only over the economy.
Nothing is predictable in foreign affairs and security.
Several analysts have posited that the Korean-American alliance will not remain the same.

9. “Just to go down the list, we defend Japan, we defend Germany, we defend South Korea, we defend Saudi Arabia, we defend countries. They do not pay us. But they should be paying us, because we are providing tremendous service and we're losing a fortune.”
- Trump statement from the first presidential debate in September

10. “A review of the Korean-American alliance would be conducted. They could force South Korea to buy armaments to burden us with the alliance expenses. Above all, Trump’s diplomatic policy would go from one extreme to another. He might carry out a policy to pressure on North Korea if the country shows constant signs of attacking American territory. On the other hand, he might also try having conversation with North Korea if he thinks it benefits national interests.”
- Lee Soo-seok, a researcher at the Institute for National Security Strategy

11. “Relations between South Korea and the US could be strained. If the issues like reduction in US Forces in Korea or burden sharing of defense expense complexly unfolded, North Korea gets reflective chances to take advantage. North Korea would reinforce their strategy of promoting practical diplomacy and trade with the US while blocking South Korea, and the dignity of our country would be plunged.”
- Ahn Chan-il, manager at the World Institute for North Korea Studies

12. On the other side, many people suspect things would be uneasy with Trump as president.
Conducting certain policies requires the agreement of Congress, and members of the House do not usually go against common sense like Trump.

13. “Trump’s thoughts will take a fairly long time to be realized. Issues like reviewing on several trade agreements and managing the defense expense seems improbable. It is possible for Trump to try to carry out his plans, but those would likely to be stopped by the House members.”
- Lee Jun-han, a professor in the political science and diplomacy departments at the University of Incheon

14. By the way, there is one last problem which must be addressed.
An expert in international diplomacy pointed out that
“Trump would not even treat President Park Geun-hye like a president. I doubt whether he would meet with her in person as well.”

15. The Republic of Korea is trapped in both internal and external crises.
Korean politics seem too dim yet to overcome the crisis we face.
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