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Trump to Host South Korea’s President Lee at White House for Trade, Defense Talks

Seoul has proposed a $150 billion investment plan called ‘Make American Shipbuilding Great Again’ as part of a new trade deal.
Trump to Host South Korea’s President Lee at White House for Trade, Defense Talks
(L) U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. (R) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on July 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times, KIM MIN-HEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will welcome South Korea’s newly elected president, Lee Jae Myung, to the White House on Monday to discuss trade, investment, and defense collaboration.

The meeting will take place less than a month after the two countries reached a trade deal that allowed South Korea to avoid high U.S. tariffs.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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