White House official stresses shipbuilding cooperation with S. Korea, need to reward investors

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- A senior White House official on Friday underscored the need for shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea and Japan, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration strives to rebuild the United States' shipbuilding industry and its Navy.

Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, made the remarks during a forum in Washington, also highlighting the need to reward companies that come to the United States and make investments there.

"We're going to be doing ... with the Japanese and South Koreans," he said during the forum hosted by the Hudson Institute. "We want to learn from them. We want to see how they make ships and then apply it here."

Vought mentioned "major investments" by South Korea's Hanwha Group to acquire Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, stressing the need to open up federal contracting opportunities to other companies rather than just "prioritizing the primes," firms that the U.S. government has traditionally worked with.

In addition, the official called for rewarding companies that invest in the U.S.

"I think we need to reward those companies that are coming and making the investment here in this country, and we're excited to see it," he said.

"We know there's a number of conversations out there to revitalize new shipyards, or either brownfields or green fields."

His remarks came as South Korea has committed US$150 billion for shipbuilding cooperation with the U.S. as part of its $350 billion investment pledge under last year's trade agreement between the two countries.

This photo taken on July 20, 2025, and provided by Hanwha Ocean Co., shows Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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White House official stresses shipbuilding cooperation with S. Korea, need to reward investors

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华盛顿，10月2日（韩联社）——一位白宫高级官员周五强调，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的政府正在努力重建美国的造船业和海军，因此有必要与韩国和日本开展造船合作。

白宫管理和预算办公室主任罗素·沃特在华盛顿的一个论坛上发表了上述言论，他还强调需要奖励那些来美国投资的公司。

“我们将与日本和韩国合作，”他在哈德逊研究所主办的论坛上说。“我们想向他们学习。我们想看看他们是如何造船的，然后应用到我们这里。”

沃特提到韩国韩华集团对费城费城造船厂进行了“重大投资”，强调有必要向其他公司开放联邦承包机会，而不是仅仅“优先考虑主要承包商”，即美国政府传统上与之合作的公司。

此外，这位官员呼吁奖励那些在美国投资的公司。

“我认为我们需要奖励那些来这个国家投资的公司，我们对此感到非常兴奋，”他说。

“我们知道，目前有很多关于振兴新造船厂、改造棕地或绿地的讨论。”

在他发表这番言论之际，韩国已承诺向美国提供 1500 亿美元的造船合作资金，这是韩国根据去年两国达成的贸易协议承诺的 3500 亿美元投资的一部分。

这张照片由韩华海洋公司提供，拍摄于2025年7月20日，展示了位于费城的韩华费城造船厂。（照片非卖品）（韩联社）

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白宫官员强调与韩国的造船合作，以及需要奖励投资者