No one wins a trade war in the end. Not even politicians. A spat between South Korea and Japan, triggered by a row over compensation for wartime forced labour, will be no exception. In the latest escalation, both countries have removed one another from trade whitelists and South Korea’s national pension fund has threatened to disinvest from Japanese companies. Given the unique trade dynamics linking the pair, the battle makes even less sense than the tussle between the US and China.
没有人能够取得贸易战的最后胜利。即使政客也不例外。由战时强征劳工赔偿问题引发的韩日争议也将是如此。在两国最新的争议升级过程中，两国已将对方从贸易“白名单”中除名，韩国国民年金公团(NPS)也威胁要退出对日本企业的投资。鉴于日韩之间独特的贸易格局，这场贸易纠纷甚至比美中之间的角力更加没有意义。
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