美韩谈判陷僵局！李在明：若接受美国要求，韩国将陷金融危机

Group 1 - The core issue in the US-Korea trade agreement negotiations is the disagreement over investment details, which has led to a stalemate [1][3] - South Korea has committed to invest $350 billion in exchange for reduced tariffs from the US, but the agreement has not been formally signed due to differences in handling the investment [2][3] - South Korea proposed establishing a currency swap mechanism to mitigate the impact of the investment on the Korean won's exchange rate, but the US has not agreed to this proposal [3][4] Group 2 - The South Korean President warned that accepting US investment demands without protective measures could lead to a crisis similar to the 1997 financial crisis [1][4] - The US Commerce Secretary suggested that South Korea should emulate Japan's recent trade agreement with the US, which involved a 15% tariff payment and a $550 billion investment from Japan [4] - The President emphasized that South Korea's situation differs from Japan's due to its lower foreign exchange reserves and the absence of a currency swap agreement with the US [4] Group 3 - Achieving a detailed agreement that ensures commercial viability is the main challenge in the negotiations, with current proposals failing to bridge the gap [5] - The recent immigration enforcement actions against Korean workers in the US have caused public outrage in South Korea, potentially affecting investment sentiment [6][8] - Despite the immigration incident, the President believes it will not damage the US-Korea alliance and considers it an overzealous enforcement action rather than a deliberate act by the US government [6][7]