Korea-U.S. Strategic Investment Corp. was grilled by lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties Tuesday during a National Assembly audit over its ability to manage risks associated with Korea's $350 billion U.S. investment commitment. The audit marked the first since the corporation's launch in June, as Korea has begun making payments under the investment agreement. "Had it not been for U.S. President Donald Trump's unusual tariff policies, this kind of investment would have been difficult to pursue," Rep. Jung Sung-ho of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said. Jung questioned whether the corporation had sufficient legal expertise to manage the risks, pointing out that its risk management committee had only one American lawyer. Rep. Lee Jong-wook of the main opposition People Power Party criticized what he described as inadequate risk management, pointing to the corporation's handling of a $2.4 billion remittance for Project Star, a planned energy project in Texas selected as the first investment project. "The corporation had already remitted $2.4 billion for Project Star, but t