{"id":243865,"date":"2026-02-10T17:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/02\/10\/chungbuk-s-future-candidate-song-gi\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:51:53","slug":"chungbuk-s-future-candidate-song-gi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/10\/chungbuk-s-future-candidate-song-gi\/","title":{"rendered":"Chungbuk&#8217;s Future: Why Candidate Song Gi-seop&#8217;s 4 Key Strategies Matter for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/02\/CP-2022-0006\/image-c7bc6ceb-1c4a-487e-b020-8ae48f51d4ff.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp;Preliminary candidate\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;Preliminary candidate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> Former Jincheon County Mayor Song Gi-seob, 69, officially entered the gubernatorial race for Chungbuk Province on the 10th after completing his registration as a preliminary candidate. <\/p>\n<p> Following his registration, Song visited the press room at the provincial government office to share his campaign vision and determination. <\/p>\n<p> Song unveiled his vision for creating a &#8220;Special Central City&#8221; in Chungbuk, outlining four key strategies: a regional convergence economic zone, an airport railway international zone, an artificial intelligence future zone, and a basic social coexistence zone. <\/p>\n<p> The regional convergence economic zone aims to unite Chungbuk&#8217;s 11 cities and counties into a single economic community. The airport railway international zone focuses on integrating Chungbuk as a vital component of the metropolitan megacity and developing it into a global gateway. <\/p>\n<p> The artificial intelligence future zone proposes to design South Korea&#8217;s first AI-driven industrial landscape, while the basic social coexistence zone seeks to foster an equitable society for all residents, free from discrimination. <\/p>\n<p> Song emphasized, &#8220;This election will shape Chungbuk&#8217;s future for the next four years. We must move past the irresponsible rhetoric of the last four years and elect a qualified, well-prepared governor to transform Chungbuk.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Song&#8217;s public service career began in 1978 when he passed the technical civil service examination. 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