North Korean leader Kim Jong Un launches a new five-year plan focused on “self-reliance.
As the Chinese Communist Party virus strikes a blow to national economies, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) pointed out on the 23rd that North Korea’s strict policy of self-imposed isolation could lead to the suspension of WFP’s aid operations to North Korea. The North Korean official media recently warned that “officials should abandon the illusion of foreign aid and become self-reliant to fight the Chinese Communist virus and revive the economy.”
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency, an editorial in the North Korean official media “Labor News” on the 24th said that in the process of economic development, instead of relying on external or high-level help when encountering difficulties, they should work closely with production and R&D departments to solve problems.
According to the editorial, officials should abandon their illusions about foreign aid and become self-reliant to fight the Epidemic and overcome economic difficulties in order to be able to combat the economic impact of the epidemic in the face of international sanctions against North Korea. The editorial stressed the importance of cooperation between different sectors of the economy, not to undermine socialism based on collectivism, and that “the more senior cadres should dedicate themselves to the party’s policy, because a senior position is a sign of strong trust and expectation from the party, and they must contribute their own efforts and not shirk their responsibilities.
At the 8th national congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that he failed to achieve the five-year goal and therefore started a new five-year plan focusing on “self-reliance. North Korea is currently facing multiple challenges, including fighting the Chinese Communist virus, disasters caused by typhoons and economic hardships caused by global sanctions against the country, so the North Korean authorities are desperately seeking ways to revive the economy through self-reliance.
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