President Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Seok-youl will tour the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus, a model for the new Samsung plant in Texas, on the first day of Biden's trip to Asia Friday.
"The stop will demonstrate how our alliances deliver for the American middle class, investing in manufacturing in the United States, creating good paying jobs and strengthening our supply chains," the White House said. This photo combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Joe Biden, right, in Washington, on May 15, 2022, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, on May 10, 2022.
Biden will also urge Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act during the Samsung tour, which will seek to tackle supply chain problems, among other things. The White House said it "will deliver historic federal investments in U.S. research and development, supply chains, and domestic manufacturing – including funding for the CHIPS Act to provide $52 billion to catalyze more private-sector investments and advance American technological leadership.
"I think will serve as an opportunity for the Korea-U.S. alliance to become stronger and more inclusive because there are many changes happening in the international community," Yoon told reporters Friday, according to Reuters. This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what it says a test-fire of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile , at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022.and amid the drawn-out war in Ukraine. Another weapons test could come while Biden is visiting. Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, said U.S.
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