Lee backs CPTPP entry but rejects unfair burden on farmers, fishers
President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed the need for South Korea to join a major trans-Pacific trade pact, but vowed farmers and fishermen would not be left to shoulder the costs of trade liberalization without compensation. "We must no longer force losses and suffering on people simply because they lack power or are small in number," Lee said Monday during a meeting with around 110 farmers and fishermen at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. It marked the first time since 2018 that a sitting South Korean presid
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