영문초록
Japan has been performing a delicate balancing act vis-à-vis major economic powers in an increasingly chaotic world trade scene marked by Trump’s unpredictable policies and deepening crisis at the WTO. Japan concluded a sweeping EPA with the EU and succeeded in realizing an 11-nation TPP, while trying to achieve an RCEP with India on board. Moreover, Japan hopes its trade deal with the United States will provide bulwark against Trump’s unpredictability. It remains to be seen whether Tokyo’s overall trade strategy will work.