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President Lee: '3 mega-projects aimed at results, not approval ratings'

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated that the '3 mega-projects' are focused on performance, not popularity.
  • He argued that if the projects were for political gain, they would have been launched before local elections.
  • Lee emphasized that these projects aim to create hope and a future for the nation, especially for young people.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung asserted that the government's '3 mega-projects' are driven by a commitment to tangible results rather than short-term political gains.

Performance and results are more important than approval ratings.

— President Lee Jae-myungStating the government's priority for the '3 mega-projects'.

Speaking via his X account, Lee stated, "Performance and results are more important than approval ratings." He elaborated that the ambitious national transformation envisioned by these projects, which he has long dreamed of, became feasible due to a confluence of factors. These include the government's focused investment in future-oriented industries like artificial intelligence and the explosive positive restructuring of the AI semiconductor industry, enabling large-scale regional investment.

Approval ratings come and go, strong or weak, but results and achievements are like mountains, they don't change easily.

— President Lee Jae-myungExplaining his view on the relationship between performance and public support.

Lee drew a distinction between fluctuating approval ratings, which he likened to the wind, and solid achievements, which he compared to mountains. "Approval ratings come and go, strong or weak, but results and achievements are like mountains, they don't change easily," he remarked. He firmly believes that approval ratings naturally follow performance and results. "If the 3 mega-projects were a political tool for managing approval ratings, we would have started them before the local elections," Lee explained, underscoring their strategic, long-term nature.

If the 3 mega-projects were a political tool for managing approval ratings, we would have started them before the local elections.

— President Lee Jae-myungDismissing suggestions that the projects are politically motivated.

The president highlighted the overarching goals of the initiative: balanced development, inclusive sustainable growth, and the creation of an indispensable South Korea. "The 3 mega-projects will create new hope and a future for the nation and its people," he stated. He particularly emphasized the commitment to revitalizing hope and dreams for South Korean youth who feel left behind in the current era.

The 3 mega-projects will create new hope and a future for the nation and its people.

— President Lee Jae-myungOutlining the intended impact of the initiatives.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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