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Byungjin

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Byungjin
Chosŏn'gŭl
병진
Hancha
并進
Revised RomanizationByeongjin
McCune–ReischauerPyŏngjin

Byungjin (Korean병진; Hancha并進; MRPyŏngjin; lit. parallel development) is a political term in North Korea. It originally refers to Kim Il Sung's policy in the 1960s to simultaneously develop the military and the economy. Under Kim Jong Un, grandson of Kim Il Sung, it has referred to simultaneous development of nuclear weapons and the economy.[1]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Easley 2018, p. 125.

Sources

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  • Easley, Leif-Eric (2018). "North Korean Identity as a Challenge to East Asia's Regional Order". In Sohn, Yul; Pempel, T. J. (eds.). Japan and Asia's Contested Order: The Interplay of Security, Economics, and Identity. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 109–144. ISBN 9789811302565.

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