Evaluating Trump’s trade policies (Gary Hufbauer, Euijin Jung, VOX)

Donald Trump has consistently made headlines with unusual and potentially dangerous economic policy proposals, including threatening to pull out of the WTO, renegotiating trade agreements, and imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico and China. This column explores the legal and economic dimensions of these proposals. Old and modern legal statutes could allow a US president to implement such policies, and the repercussions for the US economy could be severely negative.

http://voxeu.org/article/evaluating-trump-s-trade-policies

South Korea–China FTA falls short on reform (Jeffrey J. Schott, Euijin Jung, East Asia Forum)

The South Korea–China Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which entered into effect in December 2015, has proved disappointing. The pact excludes too much economic activity and does too little to propel growth in both countries. As a result, South Korea and China have missed an opportunity to set a new precedent for East Asian economic integration

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/05/29/south-korea-china-fta-falls-short-on-reform/