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US government's pressure to invest in Samsung Electronics is the bi-American, which is a policy of preferring its own.

It is a plan to reorganize the production and supply chain centering on the United States, and a response strategy between the Korean government and companies is needed amid a complex international situation.



This is reporter Lee Seong-hoon. 



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Samsung Electronics' plan to invest 20 trillion won in the US is expected to be accelerated by the White House meeting.



Investment pressure on our semiconductor companies to strengthen production and supply in the US mainland is expected to continue going forward.



It is an opportunity to target the US market, but the problem is the competition for supremacy between the US and China.



China is Korea's largest semiconductor exporter.



Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which have factories in China, are burdened by strong US checks in China.



It is analyzed that the recent agreement between the White House and LG and SK on a battery dispute was a big picture for expanding the battery supply chain and creating jobs in the United States. 



[Jen Saki/Spokesman of the White House: I would like to emphasize that (the agreement between LG and SK) is an important victory for our workers in the US automobile industry.] The



domestic battery industry's investment in the US is expected to expand. It is a difficult situation due to the increasing competition.  



[Pilsu Kim/Professor, Department of Automotive at Daelim University: Since various companies supply batteries, the price may drop due to economical logic, demand a higher-performance battery, or face a crisis…

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As soon as President Biden took office, he signed a bi-American executive order to reorganize the production supply chain centered on the United States.




The key point is to prioritize US-made in the federal government procurement market worth 661 trillion won a year, and the five conditions and accreditation standards for domestic production have been strengthened compared to the time of the Trump administration. 



[Park Hye-ri/International Economic Policy Institute Specialist Researcher: From the standpoint of Korea, there are some areas of concern because of the narrowing of the market to enter.] As



there are many risks overlapping, including the competition for supremacy between the US and China, the government and companies are organically engaged. It is pointed out that a response strategy must be prepared.



(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)