Lee Jae-myung: "Balanced Development Starts in Jeonbuk... Fostering as a Hub for Green Hydrogen Industry"

Jeonbuk's 7 Major Development Plans Announced... Lee: "I Will Develop Jeonbuk into Saemangeum and Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 19th plans to develop Jeollabuk-do as the agricultural and life sciences industry capital of South Korea, including the construction of offshore wind power complexes in the seas off Gochang and Buan. Lee, who has been campaigning in the Honam region since the previous day, stated that he would start national balanced development from Jeonbuk.

The development plan for Jeonbuk presented by the candidate includes seven detailed proposals: ▲development of the green hydrogen industry ▲cultivation of the agricultural and life sciences industry capital ▲establishment of a mobility demonstration complex and future car industry belt ▲construction of airport, port, railway, and convention infrastructure ▲creation of historical and cultural tourism belts ▲expansion of transportation infrastructure ▲and establishment of Saemangeum and Jeonbuk Special Autonomous Province.

First, the candidate said, "Jeonbuk will become the center of energy transition and green hydrogen industry, leading South Korea's carbon neutrality," and mentioned, "We will support the construction of offshore wind power complexes in Saemangeum, Gochang, and the seas off Buan." In connection with this, he also revealed plans to establish a large-scale green hydrogen production complex utilizing electricity generated from the Saemangeum renewable energy power complex.

To foster Jeonbuk as the agricultural and life sciences industry capital, he explained plans to actively promote the second phase of the National Food Cluster project in Iksan and to create a food-related complex space called 'Food Park.' The plan also includes constructing the Dong-Iksan~Wanju industrial line connecting the National Food Cluster and Wanju Industrial Complex.

In particular, to nurture the eco-friendly automobile industry centered on Gunsan and Wanju, he announced plans to establish a mobility demonstration complex and a future car industry belt. Through this, he aims to revive Jeonbuk's automobile and shipbuilding industries and foster finance and carbon industries as new growth engines.

Additionally, he stated that he would promote a national land transformation to reorganize South Korea into a super-regional system of '5 poles and 3 specials.' The core of this is to establish Jeonbuk, which includes Saemangeum, as the Saemangeum-Jeonbuk Special Autonomous Province. The candidate explained, "The Saemangeum-Jeonbuk Special Autonomous Province will serve as a key hinterland for the new administrative capital Sejong and will be reborn as a hub for South Korea's Green New Deal sectors such as renewable energy, green hydrogen, green bio, electric vehicles, carbon, and smart agriculture," adding, "We will strengthen the linkage and cooperation among Jeonju-Wanju~Iksan~Gunsan~Saemangeum, the core axis of Jeonbuk."

He continued, "Balanced national development and alleviation of concentration in the metropolitan area are core tasks that determine the survival of the nation," and added, "This is a promise to the people of Jeonbuk who have been left behind in development, as well as a significant promise for a sustainable South Korea."

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