[T]he U.S. government does not have the legislative authority to negotiate free trade agreements.
Yet, over the long term, tilting towards the US doesn't seem to be the natural choice, especially when America is looking to re-shore manufacturing and disengage from China-centric supply chains.
if you create a problem yourself in order to later partially solve it — can that really still be considered a success?
With the convoluted negotiations beginning to straighten out, the burden on the South Korean government has been eased, at least for the time being.
[T]he German economy is profiting right now from having been the export world champion for many decades.