South Koreans Push Back Against Free Trade Agreements with Canada & U.S.

 

By Stefan Christoff and Christine Ahn - February 15, 2009

South Korea, a major Asian economic power and the fourth largest in the region, has recently signed a major bilateral accord with the US and is currently negotiating a similar deal with Canada...Social movements in Korea have vigorously opposed the country's succession into the WTO since the mid-1990s and have actively mobilized in opposition to the more recent bilateral trade initiatives.

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