Yang Hyang-ja, a People Power Party candidate for Gyeonggi governor, criticized Democratic Party candidate Chu Mi-ae on Monday, saying the province needs “a capable governor who can revive the economy, not a legal technician.”
Speaking on KBS radio’s “Jeongyeok Sisa,” Yang said Chu is “South Korean politics’ representative brawler,” and claimed Chu was involved in the impeachments of three presidents, including President Roh Moo-hyun.
Yang said Gyeonggi’s 14 million residents need “a worker, not a fighter,” and want “a new person” to build “a new Gyeonggi.” She added that for Gyeonggi to become “the heart of South Korea’s advanced industries,” she believes residents will see her as the right choice.
Yang pledged to develop the province around semiconductors. “Gyeonggi’s per-capita gross regional domestic product needs to reach 100 million won,” she said. “To do that, we must bring in semiconductor-based advanced AI industries tailored to each of the province’s 31 cities and counties.” Calling herself the only expert in semiconductor management strategy, she said she would work energetically with civil servants and promised residents she would build “a happy Gyeonggi.”
On development strategies for northern and southern Gyeonggi, Yang said semiconductors are centered in the south, but the north has an opportunity in logistics, defense industries, mobility and bio. She said she would make Goyang and Paju “a forward base for future industries,” not “a land of regulation and sacrifice.”
Asked about the possibility of unifying candidacies with Cho Eung-cheon, the Reform Party’s candidate for Gyeonggi governor, Yang said she was not considering it. “If the People Power Party can’t beat the Democratic Party, any kind of unification won’t be easy,” she said.
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