Kim Moon-soo, a candidate for the presidential primary, noted on the 28th that he would become an economic president who directly navigates the global market and stated that he would pursue the ‘comprehensive investment agreement package negotiations’ between South Korea and the United States and train 100,000 export specialists as part of his campaign promises.
Kim said at the Seoul Yeouido campaign office that morning, “We will strengthen a strong South Korea that rises again through exports in response to the global trade war and tariff war,” and announced the campaign promise of becoming one of the ‘top 5 export countries.’
He said he would propose a South Korea-U.S. summit immediately upon taking office to respond to the ‘Trump tariff pressure’ and push for comprehensive investment agreement package negotiations covering shipbuilding, LNG, defense industry, semiconductors, and nuclear power. He also promised to activate a presidential office’s public-private task force.
He announced that he would formalize the ‘Export Promotion Council’ chaired by the president. This would enable the government to hear the difficulties of exporting corporations in a one-stop manner and expedite inter-ministerial policy coordination.
He also stated that he would hold a ‘Global Export Leaders’ meeting with overseas expansion corporations and strengthen public-private partnership responses to export risks such as exchange rates, trade disputes, and trade regulations.
He unveiled a concrete plan to cultivate 100,000 export specialists.
He mentioned establishing ‘Young Trade Schools’ nationwide that connect trade-related education and internships with startup and employment, and said he would provide full support by establishing startup seed funds for youth exports and ‘first transaction insurance.’
He also announced plans to expand free trade agreements (FTAs) with ‘Global South countries’ such as India and the Middle East to respond to unstable global supply chains, tariffs, and exchange rates.
He presented expanding export support for small and medium-sized enterprises and startups as a campaign promise. He explained that he would increase support for trade finance, export guarantees, and insurance, as well as significantly support dedicated export personnel and overseas logistics costs.
Kim emphasized, “Korean exports are in crisis. Now is the time to boldly move toward a broader market,” and added, “Kim Moon-soo will create a country that rises again through exports with the people.”