总统李在明的海外行程再次引发了人们对韩国政治标准转变的关注，也加剧了每当权力在保守派和自由派政府之间交替时，就总统高尔夫和总统专机所引发的熟悉争议循环。
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.
这些争议的焦点在于纳税人的钱以及公众对总统特权的态度，执政党将某些活动辩护为外交或公务所必需，而反对党则将其斥为浪费或过度——这些论点往往在历届政府中互换立场。
The controversies centre on taxpayer money and the public’s attitudes towards presidential privilege, with governing parties defending certain activities as necessary for diplomacy or official duties and the opposition calling them wasteful or excessive – arguments that often switch sides under successive administrations.
在最新的争议中，国家安全顾问魏圣洛周五为李在明携第一夫人金惠京出国的频率进行了辩护。
In the latest controversy, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac on Friday defended the frequency of Lee’s overseas trips accompanied by First Lady Kim Hea-kyung.
“韩国的国际地位要求总统参加定期的多边会议和双边访问，”魏说。“配偶随同领导人出访也是既定的外交惯例。”魏的辩护是在李真淑于10月1日发表的一份分析之后进行的。李真淑是最大在野党国民力量党（PPP）的一名成员。该分析统计了李在明上任前484天内的14次出访，涉及23个国家，其频率高于其两位前任——保守派的尹锡悦和自由派的文在寅——在同期内的出访频率。尹锡悦于2022年5月至2025年4月担任总统，文在寅于2017年5月至2022年5月担任总统。
“Korea’s international standing requires its president to attend regular multilateral gatherings and bilateral visits,” Wi said. “Spouses also accompany leaders as an established diplomatic practice.”Wi’s defence followed an October 1 analysis by Lee Jin-sook of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). It counted 14 trips covering 23 countries in Lee’s first 484 days in office, which was more frequent than his two predecessors – conservative Yoon Suk-yeol and liberal Moon Jae-in – over the same period. Yoon was president from May 2022 to April 2025 and Moon from May 2017 to May 2022.
在议会审计中，同为国民力量党成员的金胜洙援引经济困难，批评总统出行频率，并单独质疑了第一夫人的陪同。
At a parliamentary audit, fellow PPP member Kim Seung-su cited economic hardship in criticising the frequency of the president’s travel and separately questioned the first lady’s accompaniment.
李在明周六在社交媒体上回应，强调自己日程繁重且外交成果显著，并说“猪只看到猪”，以此驳斥旅游的说法。
Lee responded on social media on Saturday by stressing his demanding schedules and diplomatic results, saying “pigs see only pigs” in rejecting suggestions of tourism.
国民力量党周日通过质疑总统的政绩进行反击。特别是，该党回顾称，执政党共同民主党（DPK）曾谴责尹锡悦的差旅开支是浪费，并认为其使用应急基金削弱了议会对预算的监督。
The PPP countered on Sunday by questioning the president’s achievements. In particular, the party recalled that the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) had condemned Yoon’s travel spending as wasteful and his use of contingency funds as undermining parliamentary budget oversight.
这种反转在2023年11月显而易见，当时共同民主党的洪基元将尹锡悦的海外差旅预算与削减民生开支相对比。时任总理韩悳洙否认了浪费的说法，而国民力量党议员则为外交相关开支进行了辩护。
The reversal was evident in November 2023, when DPK’s Hong Ki-won contrasted Yoon’s overseas travel budget with cuts to spending on people’s livelihoods. Then prime minister Han Duck-soo rejected the suggestion of waste, while PPP lawmakers defended diplomacy-related expenditures.
高尔夫球也遵循了类似模式。2024年11月，共同民主党驳斥了尹锡悦练习高尔夫是为了为与美国总统特朗普在其连任后进行外交做准备的说法。该党敦促尹锡悦去探望经济困难的民众。
Golf has followed a similar pattern. In November 2024, the DPK dismissed explanations that Yoon was practising golf to prepare for diplomacy with US President Donald Trump following his re-election. The party urged Yoon to visit people struggling economically instead.
随着李在明准备可能在12月美国主办的迈阿密G20峰会期间与特朗普打一轮高尔夫，国民力量党质疑，为何在尹锡悦时期被嘲笑的准备工作，如今却被合理化为外交。
With Lee preparing for a possible round of golf with Trump on the occasion of the US-hosted G20 summit in Miami in December, the PPP questioned why preparations ridiculed under Yoon were now justified as diplomacy.
关于总统专机（代号“一号机”）的争议更早，涉及更换老旧飞机和升级机上设施的需求。
Disputes over the presidential plane, known as Code One, stretch back further, with the need to replace ageing planes and upgrade on board facilities.
保守的大国家党（国民力量党的前身）在2006年反对卢武铉总统购买新喷气式飞机的提议，理由是贫困家庭的需求。当卢武铉的保守继任者李明博在2008年推进采购时，引起了主要在野党民主党（共同民主党的前身）的反对。
The conservative Grand National Party, a predecessor of the PPP, opposed a proposal to buy a new jet under president Roh Moo-hyun in 2006, citing the needs of impoverished households. When Roh’s conservative successor, Lee Myung-bak, pursued a purchase in 2008, it stirred objections from the main opposition Democratic Party, a predecessor of the DPK.
2018年文在寅执政期间，共同民主党议员认为，与租赁相比，购买新飞机可以提高安全性并降低长期成本。政府最终继续租赁，2022年1月引进的波音747-8i随后为尹锡悦服务，并在李在明执政期间继续使用。
Under Moon in 2018, DPK lawmakers argued that buying a new plane could improve safety and reduce long-term costs compared with leasing. The government ultimately continued leasing, and the Boeing 747-8i introduced in January 2022 subsequently served Yoon and remains in use under Lee.
“Code One租约表明，一届政府的投资可以惠及数位继任者。不过，各方往往出于政治考量反对此类支出，而非评估其长期价值，”一名政治评论家在要求匿名的情况下表示。《韩国时报》
“The Code One lease shows how investments made by one administration can serve several successors. Nevertheless, parties often oppose such spending for political advantage rather than assess its long-term value,” a political commentator said on condition of anonymity. By The Korea Times