the three mega-projects and Gwangju
on Lee Jae-myung's mind since 2026-09-29
Three mega-projects, one bottleneck: nobody wants to live next to the chip fab
Lee told the third public-private review that housing, schools and family life decide whether the $589bn AI and chip build-out works.
capex is the easy part. if engineers will not move their families next to the fab, the ribbon-cuttings are very expensive photo ops — so he is shoving gwangju air base off the runway early and calling it living conditions.
3rd mega-project review, Sept 29
The history
- 2026-09-30— #3 · 16% · steady — Three mega-projects, one bottleneck: nobody wants to live next to the chip fab
- 2026-09-29— #3 · 17% · new this week — Gwangju air base by mid-2028 is 'too late,' he tells the megaproject meeting