June 19 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp 5401.T Eiji Hashimoto:

• U.S. POLICY SHIFT TO INTRODUCE HIGH TARIFFS WILL INCREASE THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. LOCAL MARKET

• A NEW GLOBAL TREND IS FOR GOVERNMENTS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL POLICY

• WE MUST RESPOND TO THIS NEW TRENDS, AND THIS IS WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THIS DEAL

• WILL CONSIDER FURTHER GLOBAL EXPANSION AFTER US STEEL ACQUISITION DEAL

• WE STRUGGLED TO COMPLETE THIS DEAL, BUT OUR GLOBAL STRATEGY IS NOW BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE

• WE SEE NO ISSUE WITH THE REQUIRED CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITMENT AS WE INTEND TO EXPAND INVESTMENT BEYOND CURRENT PLANS

• U.S. GOVERNMENT'S GOLDEN SHARE WON'T PREVENT US FROM DOING WHAT WE WANT TO DO

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(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi)