{"id":248025,"date":"2026-02-11T02:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/02\/11\/hwaseong-city-council-opposes-relocation-suwon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:09:54","slug":"hwaseong-city-council-opposes-relocation-suwon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/military\/2026\/02\/11\/hwaseong-city-council-opposes-relocation-suwon\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hwaseong City Council Opposes the Relocation of Suwon Air Base: Key Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>@@@<\/p>\n<figure class=\"class_div_main image align_center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\uc218\uc6d0\uad70\uacf5\ud56d \ud654\uc131\uc774\uc804 \ucd94\uc9c4 \ubc18\ub300\uacb0\uc758\uc5d0\uc11c \ucc38\uc11d\uc790\ub4e4\uc774 \uad6c\ud638\ub97c \uc678\uce58\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4. \ud654\uc131\ud2b9\ub840\uc2dc\uc758\ud68c \uc81c\uacf5\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/02\/CP-2024-0133\/image-b60a6b5b-44b7-49a8-8d66-eb7714575c31.jpeg\" storyid=\"92483c9a-064a-11f1-bf1a-ef9377f437e4\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><figcaption> Protesters gather at Hwaseong City Council to voice opposition against Suwon Air Base relocation. Photo courtesy of Hwaseong City Council<br \/>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>@@@<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Hwaseong City Council&#8217;s special committee has taken a stand against Suwon&#8217;s push to relocate its military airbase to Hwaseong.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On the 10th, the committee issued a stern rebuke of Suwon City&#8217;s recent proposals to the federal government. These proposals included designating the Suwon Air Base relocation as a national strategic project and establishing a government-wide task force to oversee the move.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The announcement drew 11 attendees, including council members Kim Young-soo, Jeong Heung-beom, Kim Sang-kyun, Kim Jong-bok, Bae Jeong-soo, Song Sun-young, Lee Yong-woon, Jo Oh-soon, and representatives from local civic groups.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Co-Chair Kim Young-soo blasted Suwon City for its unilateral actions. &#8220;On December 8 last year, Suwon City bypassed Hwaseong entirely, submitting a joint request to the Ministry of Defense to designate the air base relocation as a national strategic project,&#8221; Kim stated. &#8220;Last month, they doubled down, proposing the same to the Prime Minister. This is a clear attempt to offload the responsibility onto the federal government, piggybacking on the Gwangju Air Base relocation task force.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Co-Chair Jeong Heung-beom read aloud the committee&#8217;s resolution, declaring, &#8220;This relocation project tramples on democratic principles, proceeding without any input or consent from Hwaseong residents. It lacks both legal standing and procedural integrity.&#8221; Jeong emphasized, &#8220;This is a flagrant violation of Hwaseong&#8217;s right to self-governance and cannot be allowed to proceed as a federally-led initiative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, council members rallied with chants of &#8220;No to Suwon Air Base in Hwaseong!&#8221; and &#8220;Revoke the Hwawong District&#8217;s preliminary relocation site status now!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The controversy dates back to February 16, 2017, when the Ministry of Defense unilaterally designated Hwaseong&#8217;s Hwawong District as a potential relocation site for Suwon Air Base, without any prior consultation with Hwaseong City.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In response, the Hwaseong City Council has spent the past nine years demanding the withdrawal of this designation and consistently opposing any plans to relocate Suwon Air Base to Hwaseong.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the special committee plans to maintain 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