Seoul reduces 'China risk' by joining trade partnership, think tank says


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Jan. 19, 2021 / 2:46 PM Seoul reduces 'China risk' by joining trade partnership, think tank says By Elizabeth Shim ( 0 ) South Korean ports like Busan are active points of trade with China. File Photo by Yonhap News Agency/UPI Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A South Korean think tank recommended that Seoul join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership at the earliest opportunity, ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden 's inauguration on Wednesday. State-owned Korea Development Institute said Tuesday in a report on the international trade environment that Seoul could reduce its dependence on China as a trading partner...