Trump Threatens to Double Tariffs on South Korea Over Gas Pipeline
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President Trump has made a new threat to South Korea. He says he will double tariffs on the country. Tariffs are taxes on goods from other countries.
Trump wants South Korea to pay for a pipeline in Alaska. A pipeline is a long pipe that carries gas or oil. This pipeline will carry natural gas.
Trump says this was part of an old deal. Last year, the US and South Korea made a deal about tariffs. South Korea agreed to lower tariffs on US goods.
In return, South Korea promised to invest billions of dollars in the US. Trump says this money should help pay for the gas pipeline.
Trump says if South Korea does not pay, he will double tariffs on their imports. Imports are goods that come from other countries.
This story is part of bigger news about US politics. Many other things are happening in the US right now.
Vocabulary8 words
- threat
- a warning that something bad will happen
- tariffs
- extra money a country adds to the price of imported goods
- pipeline
- a long pipe that moves gas or oil
- natural gas
- a fuel that comes from under the ground
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- invest
- to put money into something to make more money later
- imports
- goods brought in from another country
- politics
- the work of government and leaders
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Answer key
1. Pay for a gas pipeline 2. Alaska 3. Double tariffs
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President Trump has made a new _____ to South Korea.
He says he will double _____ on the country.
Trump wants South Korea to pay for a _____ in Alaska.
This pipeline will carry natural _____.
Trump says this was part of an old _____.
Last year, the US and South Korea made a deal about _____.
South Korea promised to _____ billions of dollars in the US.
If South Korea does not pay, he will double tariffs on their _____.
This story is part of bigger news about US _____.
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