Woo Sang-ho: "AI Center Attacks Are Just for the Gangneung By-election"

At a press briefing at the provincial office on the 9th, Gangwon Province Governor Woo Sang-ho criticized the People Power Party's offensive over the AI data center as a political attack aimed at next year's Gangneung by-election. Behind the governor's remarks lies the People Power Party's joint press conference.

At a press conference at the National Assembly on the 9th, People Power Party lawmakers Lee Chul-gyu and Han Gi-ho and lawyer Oh Se-in claimed that Governor Woo had promised, after reaching a final agreement with the CEOs of South Korea's five largest conglomerates, to secure a 1GW-class AI data center, but broke that pledge after his election by raising issues such as the substation problem. They urged police to swiftly investigate and refer the case to prosecutors.

Amid this, Governor Woo pointed out that if Gangwon Province engages in complaints and manufactures political issues over attracting businesses, no company would want to invest. He then suggested to the opposition that it would be better to compete over how to make Gangneung an even better place.