Lee orders relocation of Gwangju air base by mid-2028 for chip hub

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday ordered military operations to be shifted from Gwangju Air Base to other airfields by mid-2028, seeking to accelerate the construction of a second semiconductor belt. The directive came at the second public-private review of his administration’s three flagship megaprojects across semiconductors, physical artificial intelligence and AI data centers. The megaprojects are aimed at driving investment across the country to reduce the concentration of growth in the Gr