Trump preparing withdrawal from South Korea trade deal, a move opposed by top aides
트럼프한미FTA파기준비,참모들은반대
President Trump has instructed advisers to prepare to withdraw the United States from a free-trade agreement with South Korea, several people close to the process said, a move that would stoke economic tensions with the U.S. ally as both countries confront a crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
복수의 관계자에 따르면, 트럼프 대통령이보좌관들에게 한국과의 자유무역협정파기 준비를 지시하였다고 하며, 이 무역협정파기는 한미 양국이 북한의 핵무기 개발프로그램 때문에 위기에 맞선 상황에서 한국과의경제적긴장관계를불러올수 있다.
Withdrawing from the trade deal would back up Trump’s promises to crack down on what he considers unfair trade competition from other countries, but his top national security and economic advisers are pushing him to abandon the plan, arguing it would hamper U.S. economic growth and strain ties with an important ally.
무역협정파기조치는불공정하다고여겨지는 다른 나라와의 무역 경쟁을 근절하겠다는트럼프의공약을뒷받침하는것이지만,트럼프행정부의수석국가안보실장과경제 보좌관은 무역협정 파기가 미국의 경제 성장을 억제하고 중요한 동맹국인 한국과의관계를악화시킬것이라고주장하며트럼프대통령이 이 계획을 단념하도록 압박을 가하고있다.
Officials including national security adviser H.R. McMaster, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn oppose withdrawal, said people familiar with the process who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House deliberations.
이름을밝히지않는다는조건으로백악관내부 문제를 논의한 백악관 관계자들의 말에 따르면, 에이치알맥마스터국가안보부보좌관과 짐 매티스 국방부 장관, 개리 콘국가 경제위원회 위원장 등은 무역협정 파기를반대하고있다.
Although it is still possible Trump could decide to stay in the agreement to renegotiate its terms, the internal preparations for terminating the deal are far along, and the formal withdrawal process could begin as soon as this week, the people said.
트럼프대통령이한국과의무역협정을깨지않고재협상할가능성도있기는하지만내부적으로무역협정파기준비는진척되고있고공식적인파기절차는이르면이번주중으로시작될수있다고관계자들이밝혔다.
A White House spokeswoman said “discussions are ongoing, but we have no announcements at this time.”
백악관 대변인은“현재 논의가 계속되고있지만 현재로서는 발표할 것이 없다”라고말했다.