Byungjin Explained
| Hangul: | 병진 |
| Hanja: | 并進 |
| Rr: | Byeongjin |
| Mr: | Pyŏngjin |
| Context: | north |
Byungjin 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.
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Sources
- Book: Easley, Leif-Eric. Sohn. Yul. Pempel. T. J.. North Korean Identity as a Challenge to East Asia's Regional Order. Japan and Asia's Contested Order: The Interplay of Security, Economics, and Identity. https://books.google.com/books?id=4F5qDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA125. 2018. Palgrave Macmillan. 9789811302565. 109–144.
Further reading
- Web site: The Kim Jong-un Regime's 'Byungjin'(Parallel Development) Policy of Economy and Nuclear Weapons and the 'April 1st Nuclearization Law' . Seoul . Korea Institute for National Unification . Cheon. Seong-Whun. Cheon Seong-Whun . Online Series 1 CO 13-11 . 23 April 2013.
- Hayes. P.. Cavazos. R.. North Korea in 2015: 'Yes I Can!' Byungjin and Kim Jong Uns Strategic Patience. Asian Survey. 56. 1. 2016. 68–77. 0004-4687. 10.1525/as.2016.56.1.68. 156734114 .
- Lankov. Andrei. The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 29. 1. 2017. 125–145. Is Byungjin Policy Failing? Kim Jong Un's Unannounced Reform and its Chances of Success. 1941-4641.
- Tak Sung Han. Jeon Kyung Joo. The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 26. 2. 2014. 133–153. Can North Korea Catch Two Rabbits at Once: Nuke and Economy? One Year of the Byungjin Line in North Korea and Its Future. 1941-4641.
- Book: Winstanley-Chesters, Robert. Cathcart. Adam. Winstanley-Chesters. Robert. Green. Christopher K.. Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics. 10.4324/9781315545646. 1st. 2016. Routledge. London. 978-1-315-54564-6. Treasured Swords: Environment under the Byungjin Line.
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