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SKD WIREMostly True
SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won visited the Gwangju military airfield site and said SK hynix would move “fastest” among companies in building there, as the group accelerates a 800 trillion won investment plan centered on AI and semiconductors.
During the visit, Choi emphasized that the Gwangju project would be pushed forward as quickly as possible, telling those on site that SK would be “the fastest to build.” The remarks come amid the group's broader push to speed up deployment of its large-scale investment commitments.
Choi has framed the 800 trillion won investment program as a speed contest, linking the Gwangju site to SK hynix's semiconductor and AI-related capacity expansion. Specific timelines, construction details and funding arrangements for the Gwangju facility were not disclosed in the materials reviewed, and remaining uncertainties around the site's development schedule persist.
The claim as reported holds up on the facts stated. Verdict: Mostly True
