President Lee Jae-myung met with Cho Gab-je, a veteran of the conservative media and CEO of Cho Gab-je Dot Com, and Jeong Kyu-jae, former chief editorial writer of the Korea Economic Daily, on the 11th and said, "To become the president of Korea, the president for all, I will take the lead in national unity." During the presidential election process, President Lee had repeatedly claimed to be a 'centrist conservative' and publicly declared a pragmatic policy.

President Lee Jae-myung is taking a commemorative photo with attendees at a luncheon meeting for journalists held at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 11th. From left, Jung Kyu-jae, former editor-in-chief of the Korea Economic Daily, President Lee, Jo Gap-je, former editor of Monthly Chosun, and Lee Gyu-yeon, Chief of Public Relations and Communication. /Courtesy of the Presidential Office

According to Lee Gyu-yeon, Senior Presidential Secretary for Public Relations, President Lee met the two veteran journalists at the Yongsan Presidential Office for lunch that day. At this meeting, President Lee stated that he would become the "president for all" by unifying both the progressive and conservative sides, saying, "I seek the participation and wisdom of the two veteran journalists."

In response, Cho noted, "I like the way President Lee Jae-myung works, like the character 'myung (明)' in his name," and quoted a saying by novelist Lee Byeong-joo: "If it fades in the sun, it becomes history; if it is dyed by moonlight, it becomes a myth." He also suggested that it would be good to strengthen basic Chinese character education to raise the citizens' intellectual level, and proposed the idea of creating a military that is educated like a university.

Representative Jeong said, "Please create an environment conducive to investment," and proposed a plan to provide tax cut benefits on investment funds during inheritance and gift transactions. He also stated, "We need to create a structure that supports better-performing local governments more heavily by evaluating each local government."

In response, President Lee said, "I will focus on creating an environment where it is easy to operate corporations even in local areas," and that "relying on the concentration of the metropolitan area does not yield any solutions. It would be good to create a structure where corporations operate well in the regions." However, he did not mention any specific reforms to the tax system or references regarding inheritance and gift taxes. Regarding Cho's proposal, the senior secretary noted that President Lee expressed agreement, saying, "We will develop our military into a smart strong military."

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