President Lee urges relocation of Gwangju military base
President Lee Jae Myung, presiding over a joint public-private review at the Blue House on the 10th, said the Gwangju military airport site is finalized for the Honam-region semiconductor cluster and urged the Ministry of National Defense to temporarily relocate base functions to another military airport by mid-2028. He called for a faster, “lightning” offensive pace comparable to Kumamoto, Japan, and asked officials to enable early groundbreaking on land near the military airport even before relocation. The statements set a firm timeline and request that could accelerate project land use and require defense planning decisions.
Lee requested temporary relocation by mid-2028 for early semiconductor development
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The government chose the Gwangju military airport as the Honam semiconductor cluster…
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