‘$100 billion investment’ brings a smile to Trump Donald Trump (right), the President-elect of the United States, smiles as he embraces Masayoshi Son, Chairman of Japan’s SoftBank Group, after a joint press conference at Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, where Son announced a $100 billion investment plan in the U.S. Reuters Yonhap News,
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, “Tariffs will make America wealthy
Kim Jong-un, someone I get along with”
S. Korea, concern over marginalization amid leadership vacuum,
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, ‘Washington = Correspondent Min Byung-ki mingming@munhwa.com’,
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, ‘Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, mentioned the possibility of holding talks with leaders of major countries around Korea, including North Korea, China, Japan, and Russia. ‘,
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, ‘There was no mention of South Korea. Trump stated, “Tariffs will make America wealthy” and “We will negotiate with all cards in hand.” This suggests that, one month before his presidential inauguration, President-elect Trump is initiating diplomatic negotiations with a top-down approach using ‘tariffs’ as leverage. Concerns are growing that South Korea, currently experiencing a leadership vacuum, may be marginalized in the upcoming tumultuous diplomatic and economic negotiations during Trump’s second term.’,
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, ‘On the 16th (local time), President-elect Trump announced his intention to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war in Ukraine. During a press conference at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, he stated, “We must stop this terrible massacre” and expressed his willingness to talk with President Putin and President Zelensky. He also referred to North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong-un, who has dispatched troops to the Ukraine war, as “another person I get along with,” hinting at the possibility of direct dialogue with North Korea as part of the Ukraine ceasefire negotiations. Regarding a possible meeting with Shigeru Ishiba, the Japanese Prime Minister, before his inauguration, he said, “If they (Japan) want, I will do it.” Concerning Xi Jinping, the President of China, he remarked, “I had a good relationship with President Xi before COVID-19, and COVID-19 did not end that relationship.”’,
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, ‘When asked whether there were any plans for negotiations related to tariffs, President-elect Trump asserted, “We will make great deals. We hold all the cards.”\n’]