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U.S. threat of 100% tariff on Korean memory chips at odds with reality

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by yongjik

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You know what's really funny? After the threats made, stocks of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix barely took notice.
A lot of Korean stock buyers are deranged gamblers who'd feel right at home at r/WallStreetBets, and even they are tuning out of America's shit.

by Ekaros

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by another_twist

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What are this administration's achievements in the first 100 days if any ? So far they have shot US citizens in the name of immigration enforcement, damaged US-Canada relationship permanently, lost every trade negotiation on the table, failed to stop any war while claiming to stop tens, violated a country's sovereignty but didnt even get oil deals, have done nothing to stop fentanyl abuse as most fentanyl is smuggled in the US bu US citizens whose vehicles are not checked at the border, defied court orders, damaged the dollars buying power and have taco-ed out of every major negotiation and just this morning sued the IRS (which is funded by US tax payers) for $10B. I mean Joe Biden dropped put because of one bad debate, honestly even Biden in that state would make for a better president.

by walterbell

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> Nomura Securities report estimated that Samsung and SK hynix may need to invest between 100 trillion and 120 trillion won in the United States between 2027 and 2030 to avoid hiked tariffs. Nomura also projected that Washington could offer Korean chipmakers a framework similar to that extended to TSMC, under which imports up to two and a half times the scheduled U.S. production capacity would be granted exemptions during construction, followed by eased regulations on shipments up to one and a half times after operations begin.
https://www.prismnews.com/news/south-korea-seeks-parity-with...
> Seoul faces practical limits in matching the scale of Taiwan’s commitments.. official summaries indicate a joint investment and guarantee package of about $350 billion agreed with the U.S., of which approximately $150 billion is earmarked for a shipbuilding cooperation project.. this allocation leaves less capacity to offer Taiwan‑style semiconductor investment packages and could complicate negotiations over parity.

by AtlasBarfed

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by decafninja

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There is a conspiracy theory amongst the Korean far-right that Trump's recent tariff threats on Korea are because of his supposed affinity towards former impeached president Yoon and the Korean far-right in general. In other words, these recent tariff threats are in punishment for the current Lee Jae Myung administration's treatment of Yoon and the Korean right-wing in general.
So far I have seen no convincing evidence that this is true, especially considering Trump tends not to be very nuanced about stuff like this. Despite the Korean far-right's very vocal appeal for Trump to come and rescue Yoon or even do a Venezuela-style intervention, Trump seems to have more or less ignored them, and hasn't given Yoon much sympathy or attention either.
The Korean far-right has also made similar appeals to Elon Musk, but Elon too, seems to be ignoring them, unlike the support he's given to European far-right parties.

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