[SUMMIT] President Lee presents plan for 'manufacturing renaissance' partnership with US

WASHINGTON D.C. — Following his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, President Lee Jae Myung attended the “Korea–U.S. Business Roundtable” on Monday, meeting with top U.S. business leaders to propose strategies for mutually beneficial industrial growth. Speaking at a hotel in downtown Washington, President Lee emphasized that the key foundation of the alliance between Korea and the U.S. is trust, and that economic partnership is the most effective way to build that trust. Lee particularly pointed out that business leaders are living proof of the 72-year history of the Korea–U.S. alliance. “The United States has been an indispensable partner in Korea’s industrialization,” Lee added. “During the critical period when our industrial base was destroyed by war, Korea was able to rise as a manufacturing powerhouse with America’s help. Korea’s rapid economic development would have been impossible without the U.S.” Lee stressed that Korea is now ready to contribute to the revitalization of American manufacturing. “The core of President Trump’s ‘Make America GreatWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times