Abstract
The article analyses the goals and imperatives of the Republic of Korea’s trade policy before the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account its consequences. The RoK's trade policy aims to synchronize the interests of the state, conglomerates and small and medium-sized enterprises. For this purpose, a system of division of powers in the field of trade policy and diplomacy has been designed, which has proven to be very effective. The COVID-19 situation, which has exacerbated the growing trend of protectionism in international trade, highlighted the chronic structural problems of trade in the Republic of Korea of trade in the area of geographical and commodity structure – despite the positive dynamics of the country's exports. The challenge of countering protectionism, coupled with the need to diversify the commodity and geographic structure of exports, implies two areas of work: strengthening an industrial structure capable of producing competitive goods and expanding the network of free trade agreements. The need to address logistical problems, digitalization, and the trend towards decarbonization forces Korea to rely more heavily on the idea of promoting free trade. The country's leadership continues to criticize protectionism, guided by the idea of a balanced use of bilateral and multilateral instruments of liberalization.
Highlights
The article analyses the goals and imperatives of the Republic of Korea’s trade policy before the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account its consequences
The RoK's trade policy aims to synchronize the interests of the state, conglomerates and small and medium-sized enterprises
Направления торговой политики: традиционные задачи и вызовы пандемии Современные тенденции развития международной торговли сформировались еще за несколько лет до пандемии
Summary
В статье дается анализ целей и императивов торговой политики Республики Корея до пандемии COVID-19 и с учетом ее последствий. Несмотря на положительную динамику экспорта страны, ситуация с COVID-19, усилившая тенденции протекционизма в международной торговле, подчеркнула хроническую структурную проблему торговли Республики Корея, – зависимость от ограниченного числа контрагентов и товаров. П. Императивы торговой политики Республики Корея: влияние пандемии COVID-19 65 producing competitive goods and expanding the network of free trade agreements. Четкое определение и разграничение целей как в части многосторонних соглашений, так и в части соглашений о свободной торговле, а также создание условий для распределения выгод от торговли среди экономических агентов разного уровня относят к факторам успеха торговой политики Республики Корея [1. С какими же императивами торговой политики вступила Республики Корея в период пандемии COVID-19; оказала ли влияние пандемия на корректировку приоритетов торговой политики страны?. Большинство корейских специалистов выделяют в качестве основной проблемы высокую концентрированность южнокорейского экспорта и зависимость от одной страны и товара [12. – С. 279]
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