China, Japan and the Republic of Korea jointly against the USA

[As reported in The Japan Times portal](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/30/japan-china-south-korea-trade-ministers/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=17433844), during the meeting, representatives of 3 states agreed that they had to velocity up negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), which had not produced tangible results for respective years. Moreover, they felt that the tripartite partnership had now become crucial, as the U.S. trade war was destroying the global order to date.