China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Monday, an assertion Seoul called "somewhat exaggerated", while Tokyo said there was no such discussion.

South Korea has deployed a large stationary floating platform in a disputed section of the Yellow Sea, escalating tensions with

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war just triggered an unexpected alliance-China, Japan, and South Korea are joining forces. Is the U.S. pushing its closest allies straight into China's arms? As April 2nd-Trump's so-called 'Liberation Day'-approaches,