South Korean President Lee Zai-ming spoke with US President Trump in Mandarin on the 6th, discussing topics such as South Korea-US relations and economic and trade consultations. Li Zaiming also reorganized his staff team on the same day and set up a new position.
Lee Jae-ming delivered an inauguration speech in South Korea's parliament. Xinhua News Agency issued a first call after taking office
This is the first time that Lee Jae-ming has spoken with Trump in Mandarin after taking office on the 4th. South Korea's presidential office said the call lasts about 20 minutes. Trump congratulated Lee Jae-ming on his election as South Korean president, and Lee Jae-ming expressed his gratitude to Trump for his congratulations. Trump invited Lee Zaiming to visit the United States during the call.
Yonghara News Agency reported that Lee Jae-ming and Trump also exchanged their personal experiences in Mandarin, including the attack and injury.
Li Zaiming was attacked by a man with a murderer while visiting Guade Island, Busan, South Korea in January last year, and suffered a bloody neck injury. Trump was assassinated and injured while campaigning in Pennsylvania last July.
On January 10, 2024, Lee Jae-ming was discharged from Seoul University Hospital after being attacked and injured. Xinhua News Agency (photo taken in full break)
Trump was attacked and there was blood in his right ear. According to Visual China, South Korea held a presidential election on the 3rd. The Central Election Management Committee of South Korea held a plenary meeting on the morning of the 4th to officially confirm that Lee Jae-ming was elected as the 21st South Korean President, and Lee Jae-ming was then officially sworn in to the parliament.
Reorganized the staff team
Li Zaiming reorganized the presidential staff team on the 6th, appointing former first-time official of the Ministry of Planning and Finance (Deputy Minister) Kim Yong-fan as the presidential policy office director. At the same time, he established several new positions such as chief secretary of economic growth and chief secretary of artificial intelligence.
Kang Hoon-sik, director of the South Korean Presidential Secretary's Office, announced the plan for reorganizing the staff team at a press conference. He said that Kim Yong-bang was a senior economist at the World Bank and the first official of the Ministry of Planning and Finance. He has a deep insight into economic policies and is the best candidate to implement Lee Jae-ming's campaign commitments and improve people's livelihood.
According to the reorganization plan, the chief economic secretary of the Presidential Office was renamed the "Chief Secretary of Economic Growth", and was appointed by Professor Ha Junji of Hanyang University. The chief secretary of society is Wen Zhenrong, a professor at Xijiang University. In addition, the Presidential Office has a newly established chief secretary-level financial planning assistant, which is served as the Central University professor Liu De-hyun.
In the staff team, the newly established positions also include the chief secretary of artificial intelligence, and the candidates have not been announced yet. The female family secretary who was revoked by the previous government will be restored and will be renamed as the gender family secretary. Another newly established position is Marine Fisheries Secretary, who is in charge of the relocation of the Ministry of Marine Fisheries to the southeast port city of Busan and other work.
Source: Xinhua News Agency (Reporters Huang Xinxin, Lu Rui, Zhang Jing, Hui Xiaoshuang)
