Group 1 - The core focus of the meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump was the proposed shipbuilding cooperation project named "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" (MASGA), which could amount to $150 billion [1][2] - The MASGA initiative includes plans for building U.S. shipyards, training shipbuilding personnel, and maintaining U.S. Navy vessels, aiming to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry, which currently holds less than 1% of the global market share compared to South Korea's 30% [2][3] - The meeting also addressed trade and security issues, with Trump expressing a desire to boost the U.S. shipbuilding sector for economic and national security reasons [2][3] Group 2 - The meeting is seen as a significant opportunity for the Lee administration to strengthen ties with the Trump administration following political instability in South Korea [3] - There are underlying tensions in U.S.-Korea relations due to tariffs, with Trump previously threatening a 25% tariff on Korean imports, which was later reduced to 15% [3][4] - Lee Jae-myung's administration aims to balance relations with China while maintaining a strong alliance with the U.S., indicating a pragmatic approach to foreign policy [4][5]
韩国讨好特朗普:“让美国造船业再次伟大”
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-26 12:51