Seoul's top trade official has hit out at Japan for removing South Korea from its "whitelist" of countries that enjoy preferential trade treatment.br Upon returning from a two-day meeting in Beijing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership,... Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee criticized Tokyo's measures in a Facebook post on Sunday, saying they violate global free trade norms, including those of the WTO.br She also urged Tokyo to have a sense of responsibility as its moves against Seoul could have serious repercussions for the global supply chain.br Minister Yoo also stressed how several members of the 16-nation free trade bloc, RCEP, also condemned Japan's moves against South Korea.