사진 확대 President Trump’s car heading to the golf club. [Photo source = Yonhap News]
As the heads of major domestic groups return home from a golf meeting with President Donald Trump near the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the business community is paying attention to the contents of the conversation with President Trump.
According to the business community on the 20th, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan participated in the golf event held at the “West Palm Beach Trump International Golf Club” owned by President Trump in Florida on the 18th (local time).
The event, hosted by Son Jeong-ui, chairman of Japan’s Softbank, was held by inviting President Trump and representatives of companies from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan to play golf in groups of 12 (four people).
President Trump is known to be in the same group as professional golfers Gary Player and Bryson DeSambo along with the organizer Son.
However, the golf group consisted of one U.S. government official, one professional golfer and two businessmen, and all Korean heads of companies were rounded with senior U.S. government officials, according to business officials.
This is the first time that heads of major domestic companies have played golf with major political and business figures as a group.
The chairman of these four major groups and Vice Chairman Kim are said to have met with President Trump after the golf meeting to talk about local investment. However, it is known that he did not talk about tariffs with President Trump.
It is said that the heads shared the current status of investment by domestic companies in the U.S., and that President Trump asked for cooperation by emphasizing cooperation in the shipbuilding industry.
The heads of state are returning home one after another after a golf meeting that lasted about seven hours.
Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Chairman Chey Tae-won entered the country at 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., respectively. Considering the time, it is estimated that he was on the plane back home immediately after the golf meeting.
Chairman Chung Eui-sun and Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan are still in the U.S. to inspect local workplaces. Chairman Koo Kwang-mo is also known to have not returned home yet.