原文標題： U.S. commerce secretary urges Korea to boost U.S. investment 原文連結：https://tinyurl.com/28pdvcff 發布時間：Published 2025.09.26. 09:37 記者署名：Kim Song-yi 原文內容： The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 25th (local time) that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is pressuring the Korean side in trade talks to increase its investment in the United States beyond the $350 billion (493 trillion won) verbally agreed to in Jul. 《華爾街日報》(WSJ) 於當地時間 25 日報導，美國商務部長 Howard Lutnick 在貿易談 判中向韓方施壓，要求韓國將其對美投資提高到超過今年 7 月口頭同意的 3,500 億美元 （493 兆韓元）。 According to the WSJ, Minister Lutnick, in a closed-door setting, asked Korean officials to raise Korea’s investment in the United States slightly so that it would come a bit closer to Japan’s $550 billion (775 trillion won) investment in the United States. 根據 WSJ 報導，Lutnick 部長在一場閉門會議中要求韓國官員稍微增加對美投資，使之 更接近日本已承諾的 5,500 億美元（775 兆韓元）。 He also said the Trump administration wants a higher share of Korea’s U.S.- bound investment funds to be provided in cash rather than loans. President Trump, while signing an executive order at the White House that day related to the TikTok settlement with the Chinese video platform, also said of Korea’s U.S.-bound investment money, “That is prepaid.” 他還表示，川普政府希望韓國的對美投資資金中有更高比例以「現金」而非「貸款」方式 提供。當天，川普總統在白宮簽署與中國影音平台 TikTok 和解相關的行政命令時，也談 到韓國的對美投資金額，並稱這是「預付」。 President Lee Jae-myung said in a Reuters interview, “If, without a currency swap, we withdraw $350 billion in the manner the United States demands and invest the entire amount in cash in the United States, Korea will face a situation like the 1997 foreign exchange crisis,” already signaling reluctance toward a cash investment method. 韓國總統李在明在接受路透社訪問時表示：「如果在沒有貨幣互換（currency swap）的 情況下，按照美方的要求一次性提取 3,500 億美元，並將全部金額以現金投資到美國， 韓國將會面臨類似 1997 年外匯危機的局面。」此番言論已經表達了韓國對「現金投資」 模式的抗拒。 In Jul., Korea agreed with the United States to lower reciprocal and auto tariffs from the existing 25% to 15% in return for investing $350 billion in the United States. As this was only a verbal agreement, the two sides are coordinating details. However, Korea and the United States are divided over the method of investing in the United States. 今年 7 月，韓國與美國達成協議，同意將互惠關稅及汽車關稅從現有的 25% 降至 15%， 作為條件，韓國承諾對美投資 3,500 億美元。但由於這僅是口頭協議，雙方仍在協調細 節。然而，韓美之間在投資方式上存在分歧。 A White House official told the WSJ that while the United States is making fine-tuning adjustments to its trade deal with Korea, there is nothing that “ dramatically departs” from elements of the Trump administration’s demands that have already been agreed. 一位白宮官員告訴 WSJ，美國目前正在對與韓國的貿易協議做一些微調，但並沒有「大幅 偏離」川普政府已經提出且韓方同意的核心要求。 The WSJ pointed out that how the trade agreement between the Trump administration and Korea is concluded is a key barometer for assessing the broad tariff negotiations the United States is conducting with dozens of countries. WSJ 指出，川普政府與韓國最終如何敲定這份貿易協議，將成為評估美國與數十個國家正 在進行的廣泛關稅談判的一個重要指標。 心得/評論： 日本協議先行，設定「5,500 億美元 + 關稅減讓」的標準， 等於為其他盟國設下高門檻。 韓國協議被美方用來測試能否複製「日本模式」， 進一步推向歐盟、台灣甚至東南亞。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 150.117.197.145 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://webptt.cc/bbs/Stock/M.1758854535.A.E08.html