With the United States placing a 25-percent tariff on some Chinese imports last week,... South Korea could get caught in the crossfire of any trade war between the economic superpowers.<br /> According to the Hyundai Research Institute,... the U.S. tariffs on China's communication technology, aerospace, information and machinery products,... will impact South Korea's exports. <br />Korea's IT exports to China could fall by 20-percent,... with Korea's overall export numbers to decrease by 5-percent. <br />China's reciprocal tariff on 3-billion dollars of U.S. imports will have a minor effect on South Korea,... as researchers estimate the loss in exports to be less than 100-million dollars. <br />
