Byungjin

Byungjin (Korean: 병진; MR: Pyŏngjin; 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]

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

See also

References

Citations

  1. Easley 2018, p. 125.

Sources

  • 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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