Yoon Suk-yeol Announces Resumption of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4 Construction and Establishment of Aerospace Agency as Gyeongnam Pledges

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok, Changwon=Reporter Park Joon-yi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, unveiled regional pledges for Gyeongnam on the 14th, including the "resumption of construction of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4" and the "establishment of the Aerospace Administration." Candidate Yoon presented an energy policy that overturns the Moon Jae-in administration's nuclear phase-out policy as the core of his Gyeongnam regional pledges.

On the same day, Yoon announced ten major Gyeongnam pledges at the Gyeongnam Election Countermeasures Committee Victory Resolution Rally held at the CECE Convention Center in Changwon, Gyeongnam.

First, Yoon stated, "We will revive Gyeongnam's nuclear power industry, which is collapsing due to the Moon Jae-in administration's reckless nuclear phase-out policy, and seek to evolve it into the world's best Korean-style nuclear power industry." He added, "By abolishing the nuclear phase-out policy, we will resume construction of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4 and actively invest and support so that Gyeongnam can take the lead in the next-generation small modular reactor (SMR) global market."

He also announced a pledge to establish the Aerospace Administration and create an aerospace industry cluster in Western Gyeongnam. Yoon said, "By fostering the aerospace industry as a national key industry, we will contribute to South Korea soaring to become the world's seventh space power."

Additionally, Yoon pledged to nurture one of the world's top three smart large ports through the early commencement of construction of Jinhae New Port, and to transform the automobile industry in the Gyeongnam area into a future mobility industry to open new growth opportunities.

Regarding the shipbuilding industry, he stated that he would strengthen global competitiveness by establishing smart yards and eco-friendly ship manufacturing clusters, and create synergy effects by linking the defense industry with the defense MRO industry.

Furthermore, he promised to establish a metropolitan living zone foundation by early commencement of the Southern Inland Railway (Gimcheon~Geoje) and extending the Southern Inland Railway from Geoje Station to Gadeok New Airport. The pledges also include ▲ fostering digital new industries, ▲ creating a national trauma healing complex, ▲ establishing a medical welfare town in Western Gyeongnam, ▲ developing a Gyeongnam-specialized agricultural food export processing cluster, and ▲ building a new cultural tourism belt along the southern coast.

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