By David Josef Volodzko
South China Morning Post
Mar 4, 2018 

A U-turn over a free-trade agreement he once championed has critics of the South Korean president questioning both his loyalty to the US and his ability to deliver a more equitable economy

According to Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on Samsung, “The Moon administration said its priority would be enforcing the laws already on the books against the chaebol groups. This ruling sends the exact opposite message.” Cain added, “At this rate, there’s a real possibility that Moon Jae-in will pardon [Lee Jae-young, the de facto leader of Samsung], exonerating him of his bribery conviction.”

Read more about South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s efforts to tackle the chaebol, family-run conglomerates like Samsung and Hyundai at South China Morning Post

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