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2026-09-18 11:30:10
[South Korean President Lee Jae-myung: South Korea-US Investment Negotiations Still Ongoing, Some Terms "Unacceptable"] (1) According to foreign media reports, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on the 18th that South Korea and the United States are still negotiating on South Korea's investment plan in the United States, and said that some of the terms are "unacceptable." (2) Lee Jae-myung said at a press conference at the Blue House that day: "They said that an agreement has been basically reached, but after I looked at the specific content, I found that some parts are not easy to accept." (3) He said that both sides have successfully written "commercial rationality" into the investment agreement, which is very difficult to do, and other countries do not have this clause. (4) However, as the negotiations enter the detailed stage, the two sides have begun to have differences, including how to recover investment funds, how to distribute profits, and what to do if the project incurs losses. (5) Lee Jae-myung said that the South Korean government is currently "debating and negotiating intensely" in an effort to promote the relevant investment projects in a way that does not harm South Korea's national interests and at the same time benefits both South Korea and the United States.
