Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Leaders of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Business Travel and Visa Working Group met virtually on Tuesday to discuss ways to ensure continued investment in the United States.
The key meeting comes after hundreds of Koreans were detained at a Georgia Hyundai factory during a U.S. immigration raid in September. That incident was viewed by many Koreans as culturally embarrassing and one that could threaten future South Korean investments in the United States.
The Trump administration favors enabling South Korean firms to invest in the United States to spur domestic manufacturing and provide jobs for American workers, according to a State Department news release.
"The United States strongly supports investment that drives American re-industrialization, strengthens the U.S.-ROK alliance and enhances our shared prosperity," the State Department's office of the spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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