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  "id": 3712123,
  "title": "Senate Republican floats new tariffs on South Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/senate-republican-floats-new-tariffs-on-south-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:10:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/27/2026/senate-republican-floats-new-tariffs-on-south-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, a Republican from Ohio, has proposed new tariffs on South Korea in response to perceived mistreatment of the online retailer Coupang. Moreno's proposal comes after he wrote a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, expressing concern over \"onerous compliance requirements, excessive monetary fines, criminal prosecution of business executives, and biased regulatory enforcement\" in South Korea. The senator's letter, obtained by Semafor, urges Greer to consider opening an investigation under Section 301, the same trade authority President Donald Trump used to impose tariffs. Moreno's move would complicate trade talks with South Korea, which denies treating Coupang differently than other Korean companies. This proposal adds to the existing tensions between the two nations, following Trump's decision to scale back joint military exercises due to concerns that South Korea is delaying U.S. investments.",
  "summary": "Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is urging US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to consider imposing tariffs on South Korea over its treatment of Coupang.",
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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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