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In South Korea, Lee’s overseas trips fuel familiar battle over presidential perks

South China Morning Post ·

President Lee Jae Myung’s overseas trips have again drawn attention to South Korea’s shifting political standards, adding to a familiar cycle of disputes over presidential golf and the presidential plane whenever power passes between conservative and liberal administrations. The controversies centre…

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