Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo are major U.S. trading partners, although they have been at loggerheads among themselves over issues, including territorial disputes.

The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan called for an end to actions that "destabilize" security around the Taiwan Strait, in what appears to be a veiled warning to China amid increasing military exercises in the area.

Ahead of the rollout of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, China has reached out to fellow Asian countries in an apparent bid to create partnerships to minimise the fallout from tariffs

China, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to strengthen economic ties days ahead of Trump's planned announcement of more tariffs. The three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday (Mar. 31), CNBC reported.

China, Japan, and South Korea agreed to a joint response to US tariffs after their first economic dialogue in five years. They plan to strengthen supply chains, cooperate on export controls, and pursue a free trade agreement.

From left: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul gather for the Eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 22, 2025.

As per Chinese State Media, the three neighbouring countries held their first economic dialogue in five years, in which they discussed how to counter the tariffs from the United States.

Stocks in auto export powerhouses Japan and South Korea both plunged Monday in anticipation of stiff new tariffs on Asian goods imported into the U.S. that are set to go into effect Wednesday.

China, Japan, and South Korea—three of Asia’s leading economic powerhouses—have pledged to strengthen regional trade cooperation as they brace for