S . ▁be ef ▁in ▁has te , ▁giving ▁the ▁U . S . ▁unw arr anted ▁con cess ions , ▁so ▁that ▁Korea ▁would ▁receive ▁a ▁favor able ▁reception , ▁particularly ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁rat ifying ▁the ▁proposed ▁free ▁trade ▁agreement . ▁The ▁demonstr ators ▁said ▁Lee ▁had ▁abandoned ▁his ▁duty ▁of ▁care ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁for ▁political ▁gain ▁by ▁ign oring ▁their ▁concern ▁about ▁B SE ▁pr ion ▁transmission ▁and ▁by ▁lower ing ▁tar iffs ▁on ▁imported ▁be ef . ▁Korea ▁agreed ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁ 4 0 % ▁tar iff ▁on ▁be ef ▁mus cle ▁meat ▁imported ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁Korea ▁could ▁however , ▁imp ose ▁temporary ▁tar iffs ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁sur ge ▁of ▁U . S . ▁be ef ▁imports ▁above ▁specified ▁levels . ▁ ▁The ▁government ' s ▁main ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁con cess ions ▁involved ▁Lee ' s ▁deal ▁to ▁sell ▁Hy und ai ▁C ars , ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Hy und ai ▁Corporation . ▁" Mr . ▁Lee ▁hoped ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁five - year - old ▁ban ▁on ▁American ▁be ef ▁would ▁help ▁win ▁United ▁States ▁Cong r essional ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁trade ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁countries . ▁Cong r essional ▁leaders ▁have ▁war ned ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁never ▁rat ify ▁the ▁p act ▁unless ▁South ▁Korea ▁fully ▁opens ▁its ▁market ▁to ▁American ▁be ef ." ▁ ▁M BC ▁" PD ▁Not