Prime Minister Kim Hits Back at People Power Party's Criticism of 'Honam Semiconductor Plant', Asking "Is This Your True Colors of Regional Discrimination?"

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok hit back today at the People Power Party's criticism regarding the government-led large-scale regional investments by Samsung Electronics and SK in areas such as Honam, asking, "Is this your true colors of regional discrimination, opposing it just because it is in Honam?"

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Prime Minister Kim wrote, "It was judged as an optimal location even during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, wasn't it?"

He appears to be referring to some media reports that Gwangju and South Jeolla Province received the highest grade in the semiconductor category of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'National High-Tech Strategic Industry Specialized Complex' competition in 2023, during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, even though they were ultimately not selected.

Prime Minister Kim dismissed the People Power Party's criticism as "opposition for the sake of opposition," and added, "Have your memories even faded?"
 

(Photo: Joint Press Corps, Yonhap News)
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