Lee Jae-myung Biography Flash a weekly Biography.South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has rocketed to the center of both global diplomacy and domestic politics over the past few days, making headlines across Asia and beyond. Just hours ago, Firstpost reported on U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s high-profile visit to Seoul, where he met with President Lee at the Yongsan Presidential Office—a sign of tightening U.S.–South Korea defense ties that come as Lee pushes for major increases in defense spending aimed at modernizing South Korea’s military technology. Yesterday, Lee delivered a major budget speech at the National Assembly, as covered by ClickOrlando and Asia News Network, calling for South Korea to triple its spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure to an unprecedented $6.9 billion. He emphatically referred to the plan as Korea’s “first budget to open the AI era.” Lee is pitching this not only as a technological leap but a national survival strategy, directly comparing his initiative to historic modernization drives of former presidents Park Chung-hee and Kim Dae-jung. Lee stressed his government has secured a deal with Nvidia to provide 260,000 AI chips for Korean projects, though Fortune and others noted that new comments from Donald Trump have cast doubt on the delivery of the latest Nvidia chips to foreign countries, suggesting future snags are possible.On the diplomatic front, Lee capped last week by hosting the APEC Leaders’ Welcome Dinner in Gyeongju, as reported by DRM News. The glittering event featured world leaders such as Xi Jinping, Canada’s Mark Carney, U.S. President Trump, and others, with K-pop star G-DRAGON providing cultural flair. Lee’s efforts delivered the Gyeongju Declaration—the first agreement in APEC history to jointly address critical global issues like artificial intelligence, aging populations, and low birth rates. The Chosun Ilbo’s English edition highlighted Lee’s pride that K-culture and the creative industry have been designated new growth engines for APEC.Lee’s summit diplomacy with Trump made waves, with a negotiation breakthrough on lowering U.S. tariffs for Korean automobiles and chips and a commitment for Hanwha Group to build South Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine with U.S. technology in Philadelphia, as detailed by Fortune and ClickOrlando. On social media, however, Lee faced viral misinformation. According to AFP, clips circulated implying that Trump snubbed Lee at APEC over alleged pro-China sympathies. The full video, as confirmed by YTN, showed Trump ultimately smiling and shaking Lee’s hand—debunking the narrative and demonstrating how Lee’s every move is scrutinized on the world stage.Through it all, Lee’s message, echoed in modern diplomacy sources, is that after months of economic turbulence, South Korea is “out of crisis” and poised for growth in both shipbuilding and AI. His active leadership, pursuit of tech supremacy, and complex U.S.–China–North Korea diplomacy promises to define his biographical legacy—and keep him in the headlines—well into 2026.Thanks for listening to “Lee Jae-myung Biography Flash.” For more cutting edge updates, subscribe and search the term “Biography Flash” wherever you find your podcasts.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBvThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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