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Choo Mi-ae, a presidential primary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is presenting the 'Gwangju-Jeonnam Vision' at the briefing room of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council on the 14th.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Chu Mi-ae, a Democratic Party presidential primary candidate, visited Gwangju and announced the ‘Gwangju-Jeonnam Vision.’

On the morning of the 14th, Candidate Chu stated at the briefing room of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council, “In the era of Korea’s balanced national development 4.0 as a 21st-century advanced country, Gwangju and Jeonnam will be at the center.”

He emphasized, “Now, we must open the 4.0 era of hyper-connectivity, hyper-convergence, and hyper-intelligence suitable for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era,” adding, “I will make Gwangju and Jeonnam the forward base for that.”

He continued, “I will promote a constitutional amendment to include the spirit of the ‘May 18 Democratic Movement’ in the preamble of the Constitution to fulfill President Moon Jae-in’s promise and establish the historical backbone and spiritual foundation of balanced national development.”

He also said, “I will attract the Constitutional Court to Gwangju, the sacred place of the democratization movement, and develop Gwangju into a constitutional-centered city following Sejong, the administrative capital, to raise the pride of Gwangju citizens,” and explained, “I will build a Honam-type ‘mega city’ connecting the Gwangju-Naju-Mokpo area and the Yeosu-Suncheon-Gwangyang area.”

He added that the Honam-type mega city will leap forward as a forward base of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with world-class artificial intelligence, renewable energy, autonomous vehicles, and space industry development.

Candidate Chu emphasized that he will create an ‘AI-centered industrial convergence complex’ in Gwangju, establish an ‘AI graduate school’ to nurture a world-class AI research hub, and foster an ecosystem for the ‘eco-friendly air industry’ to make it a mecca of the Green New Deal industry.

He plans not only to build an advanced automotive industry ecosystem but also to lead the ‘development of terabit-class optical communication core components’ befitting the name of Bitgoeul (Gwangju’s nickname).

In Jeonnam, he promised to strengthen the national-level regional public medical infrastructure, establish a medical school in the Jeonnam area, ensure the smooth promotion of a large-scale offshore wind power complex, designate an energy development zone, and reflect new basic plans for ports and power supply and demand.

He also declared plans to build a next-generation large-scale synchrotron accelerator, nurture Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) University as an energy-specialized university, develop the space industry as a mecca of advanced future industries, and establish an international island leisure tourism belt.

He said, “As promised during my term as party leader, I established the ‘Honam Vision Committee’ and personally served as chairman to meticulously manage Honam’s budget and issues,” adding, “In 2017 alone, I managed 134 projects combining North and South Jeonnam, including the creation of a 1 million vehicle base for automobiles and Namhae Coast railway construction industry, increasing budgets by 62.2 billion KRW for Gwangju and 193.2 billion KRW for Jeonnam.”

Regarding the conflict with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl during his tenure as Minister of Justice, he said it was not from a personal perspective but demonstrated ‘what democratic control is.’

Previously, since a senior prosecutor was minister and the prosecutor general was his junior, they followed and obeyed under military-style hierarchy, but when a minister who was not a prosecutor adhered to law and principles, resistance arose.

He added, “The choice of Honam has always been accurate and historic. Please see who can make proper sacrifices and commitments without hesitation,” and promised, “I will create a ‘world that values people’ and a ‘country that elevates people,’ a promise to the people that will make citizens living in the provinces feel truly that they are Korean citizens.”

Along with this, he appealed, “In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the role of Gwangju and Jeonnam will become even greater,” and urged, “Please trust Chu Mi-ae, who is resolute, more trustworthy than anyone else, and has outstanding driving force.”

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