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  "id": 12923941,
  "title": "White House official accuses S. Korea of flooding US with subsidized steel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/white-house-official-accuses-s-korea-of-flooding-us-with-subsidized",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261009/white-house-official-accuses-s-korea-of-flooding-us-with-subsidized-steel"
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  "account": "Washington - On Thursday, a White House official leveled accusations against South Korea, alleging that the nation is inundating the United States with heavily subsidized steel and steel products transshipped from China. Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, shared his concerns on the social media platform X and vowed to take action against what he perceives as unfair trade practices. In a recent video clip, Navarro expressed his intention to specifically target South Korea for its practice of flooding the American market with low-cost Korean steel and steel imported from China through their territory. Despite imposing steep tariffs of 50 percent on steel, South Korea continues to bypass these measures through illicit means, and the administration intends to address this issue accordingly.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — A White House official on Thursday accused South Korea of flooding the U.S. market with heavily subsidized steel products and Chinese steel shipped through the country, warning that Washington is taking action to crack down on such purported measures. \"South Korea is inundating the U.S. with highly subsidized steel and steel transshipped from China,\" Peter Navarro, White House senior…",
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    "White House official accuses South Korea of flooding US with subsidized steel.",
    "Peter Navarro vows to take action against unfair trade practices.",
    "South Korea bypasses 50% steel tariffs through illicit means."
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        "title": "White House official accuses S. Korea of flooding U.S. with subsidized steel",
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        "title": "White House official accuses S. Korea of flooding US with subsidized steel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/white-house-official-accuses-s-korea-of-flooding-us-with-subsidized-12927802",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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