President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is on a state visit to the U.S., is meeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the U.S. guesthouse “Blair House” in Washington on the 26th (local time). President Yoon Suk Yeol, who met Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his visit to the U.S. on April 27, 2023.04-27, reportedly delivered a message to Musk that “the interview was interesting.” In response, CEO Musk also reportedly replied, “It was an honor to meet you.” According to the president’s office on the 9th, President Yoon delivered a message to CEO Musk after returning home from a meeting with CEO Musk at the White House on the 26th of last month (local time), saying, “It was an interesting conversation that raises many challenges and changes in thinking.” He also said, “I hope that we will have more opportunities to meet at any opportunity in the future.”
In response, CEO Musk said, “It was an honor to meet you,” adding, “We are looking forward to major efforts and achievements from Tesla and the Korean government for investment in Korea, and we are also very interested in our future potential.” In a surprise meeting where CEO Musk asked for an interview in time for President Yoon’s trip, the two reportedly had informal communication on various topics such as a decrease in the global population and the risk of Chat GPT.
Musk also commented, “Hair, hear!” on a video of President Yoon singing the pop song “American Pie” at a state dinner. President Yoon said at the time, “Korea has the highest level of manufacturing robots and high-quality manpower,” and emphasized, “If Tesla decides to invest (in Korea), we will actively support it in areas such as location, manpower, and taxation.” It also delivered a specially produced booklet titled “Korea For The Next Giga Factory.” CEO Musk said, “As a investment destination for Gigafactory, Korea is very interesting, and it is still one of the top candidates,” adding, “There will be an opportunity to visit Korea.”
Sophia Kim
US ASIA JOURNAL
