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Japan, which has finished the election, is expected to enter the process of exempting Korea from the "white nation" as a favorable export destination. Our government is in a position to prevent all possible means.

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Japan, which has made clear its policy to exclude Korea from White, is in the process of revising the relevant enforcement decree.

After the meeting is completed by the 24th, it will take effect 21 days after the cabinet meeting is held.

It is expected before and after the Liberation Day.

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) believes that customs clearance can be delayed because 850 Japanese parts and materials, which have been preferential for export procedures, are subject to individual permits.

The Korean government, which has entered into a total response system, will focus on persuasion and pressure.

At the same time, today (22nd), the Japanese government submitted a written statement urging unfairness and retraction of trade retaliation, and it goes before international public opinion at the WTO General Council held in Geneva from 23rd.

[Hong Nam-ki / Minister of Strategy and Finance: It is important not to be excluded from whitelisting.]

The government is considering ways to exempt tariffs from importing semiconductors from other countries, as well as measures to support localization of materials announced last weekend.

Meanwhile, Lee Seok-hee, SK Hynix's president, left Japan yesterday to secure semiconductor materials.

After the US, Japanese IT companies are also worried about the adverse effects on the global economy, including seeking measures to supply semiconductors.