Korea's Kyunghyang Shinmun reported Trump has set aside his 'unconditional surrender' posture for negotiation. While asserting his power has no limits, he led with the economic rationale of 'negotiating to prevent a depression.'

The shift sends a direct signal to markets and trading partners: use tariffs and sanctions as bargaining chips while avoiding catastrophic conflict. Markets hold both hope for reduced uncertainty and worry over volatility.

Critics focus on the claim that his power has no limits, fearing weakened checks and balances; others judge it pragmatic if it ultimately softens economic shock.

This paper watches the policy's actual path over rhetoric: whether negotiation yields concrete results like tariff cuts or deals—variables that bear directly on Chinese-run trade and small business in Korea.