(8-7-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Pentagon: Defense spending increase effective in defending against North Korean nuclear threat!" [펜타곤(미 국방), 북한 핵위협 방어위해 “방위비 증액”이 효력!] @Q&A with a Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson and Janne Pak at the Pentagon Press Gaggle on August 7, 2025.>>> The U.S. Department of Defense stated today(7th, local time) that "North Korea's complete abandonment of nuclear weapons is an issue that we are well aware of, especially when cooperating with our partners in the Indo-Paciffic region." 미 국방부는 오늘(7일, 현지시간) “북한이 핵무기를 완전히 포기 하기 위해서는, 우리가 특히 인도태평양 지역 파트너들과 협력할 때 매우 잘 인지하고 있는 문제이다.”고 밝혔다. "This is why we are very encouraged to see many partners not only in Europe but also in the Indo-Pacific region increasing their defense spending. 그리고 "이것이 바로 우리가 유럽뿐 아니라 인도태평양 지역에서도 많은 파트너들이 국방 지출을 확대하는 모습을 보고 매우 격려받고 있는 이유이다.”고 밝혔다. Kingsley Wilson, Press Secretary for the Pentagon, responded to my question during a press gaggle at the Pentagon today(16th, local time), "North Korea will not participate in talks with the United States regarding nuclear disarmament. President Trump desires to engage in dialogue with North Korea.When asked,"What is the Pentagon's position on North Korea's nuclear program?" 킹슬리 윌슨 펜타곤 대변인은 오늘(16일, 현지시간) 펜타곤 브리핑에서 “북한이 미국과...
Janne Pak 2025.08.09
(8-6-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Tariff negotiations with South Korea are not over yet_’Trump signs executive order’" [한국과 관세협상 아직 안끝났다_ 트럼프 행정명령 싸인] " South Korea must also approach the negotiations with caution, as the U.S. is determined to receive compensation for its assistance."  [미국이 도움을 준 대가를 반드시 돌려 받겠다는 것에대해, 한국도 긴장하며 협상에 임해야 !] @President Trump signs executive orders on various issues in the Oval Office.(8-6-2025) On the 30th, the South Korean government announced that the US-South Korea tariff negotiations had been concluded after difficult netotiations.  U.S. and South Korean officials held intense talks for several days, and the negotiations were finally concluded aftter President Trump made a decisive intervention. 지난 30일 한미 관세협상이 난항끝에 타결되었다는 한국 정부의 보도가 있었다.  한미 실무자들은 며칠동안 밀고당기는 회담을 하면서 트럼프 대통령이 결정적으로 개입하면서 협상이 타결되었다는 것이다. However, there are many questions surrounding these negotiations. No agreement was reached in writing, and the negotiations were concluded verbally. 하지만 이번 협상에 대해 궁금한것이 한두가지가 아니다.  협상에 대한 문서로 합의된것이 없고 구두로 협의가 끝났다는 것이다. The following day, on the 31st, White House Press Secretary Leavitt announced at a White House briefing that "Tariff negotiations with EU, UK, Japan and Vietnam have been successfully concluded." 다음날인 31일 레빗 백악관 대인은 백악관 브리핑에서  “EU, UK, Japan, 베트남과의 관세 협상 타결이 잘 되었다.”고 발표했다. Then, In response to my question, "Is this the end of the U.S.-South...
Janne Pak 2025.08.09
Janne Pak 2025.08.04
(8-3-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Trump's tariff negotiations are a historic victory: resolving the U.S. debt and making the American people happy." 트럼프 관세협상은 역사적인 승리_ 미국 부채(빛)정리와 미 국민 행복위한것] @President Trump departed Allentown, Pensylvania en route to the White House this Sunday(on the 3rd). He gaggled reporters in front of Marine One, /Janne Pak, Reporting from the White House.(8-3-2025)>>> Before boarding Marine One, President Trump departed Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, the 3rd (local time) and headed to the White House, he spoke to reporters about tariffs, the economy, and the end of war. 트럼프 대통령은 3일 일요일(현지시간) 펜실베이니아주 앨런타운을 출발하여 백악관으로 향하기전 전용기인 마린원에 탑승하기 전에 기자들에게 관세, 경제, 그리고 전쟁종식등에 관해 얘기했다. President Trump had previously announced that tariffs ranging from 10% to 40% would begin on 70 countries on Thursday, the 7th (local time). He declared, "My tariff policy has been successful, and America is becoming a wealthy nation again." He also said, "I'm happy that 2.5 million jobs are being created," suggesting that rebates would soon be paid to Americans. 앞서 트럼프 대통령은 70개 국가가 오는 7일(목요일, 현지시간) 10%-40%의 관세가 시작된다고 발표했다. 그리고 “자신의 관세정책은 성공했으며 미국이...
Janne Pak 2025.08.04
Janne Pak 2025.08.02
(7-31-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Secretary Rubio and South Korea's Secretary Cho "reaffirmed North Korea's commitment to complete denuclearization." [루비오 장관과 조장관은 "북한의 완전한 비핵화 의지를 재확인했다.] “Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Cho also reaffirmed their resolute commitment to the complete denuclearization of the DPRK, the full implementation of international sanctions, and expressed serious concerns about North Korea’s increasing military cooperation with Russia.” [루비오 장관과 조 장관은 “북한의 완전한 비핵화와 국제 제재의 완전한 이행에 대한 확고한 의지를 재확인하고, 북한과 러시아의 군사 협력 증대에 대한 심각한 우려를 표명했다.”] @Q&A with a State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on July 31, 2025.>>> @Secretary of State Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun shake hands before their first meeting at the State Department building on the 31st. The Trump administration has yet to hold a foreign ministerial meeting or summit with South Korea. The ongoing turmoil in South Korea has also left the South Korea-US alliance in jeopardy. 트럼프 2기 행정부에서 한국과 아직 외교장관 회담 및 정상회담을 갖지 못했다. 지속적인 한국의 혼란상태가 유지되면서 한미동맹도 흔들리고 있는 상태다. Today (the 31st, local time), Secretary of...
Janne Pak 2025.08.01
(7-31-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "South Korea- U.S. reach tariff agreement_ “Provided market access for U.S. products such as autos and rice." [한국과 미국 관세협상타결_ “자동차와 쌀 같은 미국상품 시장접근 제공했다.] “South Korea will pay a 15% tariff rate, including 15% on autos, while providing historic market access to American goods like autos and rice.” [한국은 자동차와 쌀과 같은 미국 상품에 대한 역사적인 시장 접근을 제공하면서, 자동차에 15%를 포함하여 15%의 관세율을 지불할 것이다.] @Q&A with  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Janne Pak at the White House Press Briefing on July 31, 2025.>> The United States and South Korea reached a dramatic agreement in tariff negotiations yesterday. Following the UK, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the EU, and China, South Korea was the last country to reach an agreement through President Trump's direct intervention. 미국과 한국은 어제 관세협상을 극적으로 타결했다. 영국,베트남,필리핀,인도네시아,EU,중국에 이어 마지막으로 어제 30일 한국과 관세협상을 트럼프 대통령이 직접 개입해서 타결시켰다. Unlike countries that concluded tariff negotiations with South Korea before, where their leaders held summits with President Trump to explore tariff negotiations, South Korea has so far engaged in one-on-one negotiations with the United States, with working-level officials forming a...
Janne Pak 2025.07.31
(7-30-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "President Trump meets with South Korean tariff negotiators and reaches dramatic agreement." [트럼프 대통령, 한국 관세협상단 만나서 극적 협상 타결] "$350 billion investment, $100 billion in energy purchases" [3500억달러 투자 및 에너지 1000억달러 구매] @South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Koo Yoon-chul holds trade talks with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the U.S. Department of Commerce. South Korea and the United States reached a dramatic agreement on tariffs today (the 30th, local time). It's no exaggeration to say that this was the last tariff agreement reached with an ally, but the agreement stemmed from South Korea's inability to meet the US's demands. 한국과 미국이 오늘(30일, 현지시간) 극적인 관세협상을 타결했다. 동맹국중 한국과 마지막 관세협상을 타결했다해도 과언이 아닌 이번 협상은 미국이 원하는 것을 해 줄수 없는 한국의 입장 때문이었다, Today's dramatic agreement was achieved thanks to the comprehensive efforts of South Korean business leaders. They stepped forward to find common ground in comprehensive trade negotiations, fulfilling the South Korean government's inability to do so, and concluded large-scale tariff reductions and investment agreements focused on strategic industries. 오늘 협상이 극적으로 타결된 것은 한국의...
Janne Pak 2025.07.31
(7-29-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Will tariff negotiations with South Korea finish tomorrow?" [한국과 관세협상 내일 끝나나요?] Trump, "Tariff negotiations won't finish tomorrow._"We're taking in a lot of money." [트럼프 “관세협상 내일 안 끝난다.”_“우리는 많은 돈을 벌어들여야 한다.] @Janne Pak questions to President Trump in the West Colonnade of the White House.(7-29-2025)>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGapiYwv7xk *Please watch this Youtube (링크된 유튜브를 클릭해 보세요)* During his five-day visit to Scotland, where he combined golf with work, President Trump reached a trade deal with the EU and concluded talks with the UK. 5일동안 스코트랜드를 방문중에 골프와 일을 병행했던 트럼프 대통령은 EU와 관세협상을 타결했고 UK와도 회담을 성사시켰다. On the morning of the 29th, his final day, he attended the opening ceremony of his golf course in Scotland before departing for Washington, D.C., where he disembarked from Presidential Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base and boarded Marine One helicopter to arrive at the White House South Lawn. 마지막 날인 29일 오전 스코트랜드의 자신의 골프장 개장식에 참석한후 워싱턴으로 출발해 엔드류스 공군기지에서 대통령 1호기에서 내려 다시 마린원 헬리콥터로 백악관 사우스롼에 도착했다. As President Trump disembarked from Marine One, a barrage of questions from the waiting reporters began. The...
Janne Pak 2025.07.30
(7-29-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "U.S.-China agreement on 90-day extension of tariff grace period_"Only Trump's final approval remains." [미.중간 관세 유예기간 90일 연장하는 방안에 대해 합의_"트럼프의 최종 승인만 남아!] @The negotiating delegations of the two countries, including U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, held trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden from the 28th to the 29th and discussed extending the tariff relief measures, which expire on the 11th of next month, for an additional 90 days.>>> The United States and China held trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden, from the 28th to the 29th, discussing a 90-day extension of the tariff deferral period, which is scheduled to end on February 11th. 미국과 중국은 28일부터 29일까지 스웨덴 스톡홀름에서 무역협상을 갖고 내달 11일 만룐되는 관세유예조치를 90일간 추가로 연장하는 방안등을 논의 했다. The US negotiators included Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, while China's Vice Premier He Lifeng participated. 미국측으로는 스콧 베선트 재무부 장관과 제이미슨 그리어 무역대표부(USTR) 대표, 중국측 허리펑 국무원 부총리 등이 협상대표로 참여했다. While the two countries reached an agreement on the 29th (local time) to extend the tariff deferral...
Janne Pak 2025.07.30