South Korean Ruling and Opposition Parties Meet: Opposition Questions Luggage Transport Budget Targeting Only Chinese Tourists

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung hosted a meeting at the Blue House with ruling and opposition parties to discuss a 26 trillion won supplementary budget for the Middle East situation. The opposition People Power Party leader, Jang Dong-hyuk, criticized certain items, including 30.6 billion won for Chinese tourist luggage transport, as not aligning with the budget's purpose. The ruling Democratic Party leader, Jung Chung-rae, argued that the luggage budget would boost foreign tourist spending. President Lee emphasized that the budget should be thoroughly debated and adjusted by the National Assembly.