proposed background
In recent years, the DPRK party and government has repeatedly said that to "strong Shengda Guo open the door" in 2012, the 100th anniversary of the birth of late President Kim Il Sung. To achieve this strategic goal of economic development, in 2009, North Korea launched a series of "150 days fighting" and "100 days fighting in 2010 put the" improvement of living standards "as the top priority of economic construction, setting off a nationwide focus force in the development of light industry and agriculture boom.
North Korea in 2012 to "strong Shengda Guo open the door" as a strategic objective of the current economic construction, and to achieve this in 2010 as a key strategic objective of .2011 in January, North Korea established State Secretariat for economic development, and developed a "ten-year strategic plan of national economic development." plan identifies strategic objectives of infrastructure construction, agriculture and electricity, coal, oil, metals and other basic industries and regional development.
political development
1955 in December 2009, Kim Il Sung propagandaJuche
the late North Korean President Kim Il Sung founded the Juche idea in the party worker speech should be made to the Korean revolution as "the main ideological work of the party." this is the first time Kim Il Sung put forward the concept of "subject". Since then, after constantly enrich the 1960s under half of Kim to finalize the work on the main ideology of
Juche idea reflected in national policy is: politically independent, economically self-sufficient, self-defense, the defense pointed out that at the time of Kim Il Sung set forth the Juche idea. establish Juche means "independently of the actual situation of the country and mainly rely on its own strength to solve all problems in the revolution and construction." autonomy is independently develop and implement all the political line and policies, foreign activities take independent positions, exercise complete equality and autonomy. independence is economically independent to develop its own national economy. self-defense defense is to use their power to build a strong enough self-defense defense force. Moreover, the owner of "revolution and construction are the masses, promote force of the revolution and construction also lies in the people ".
1972 in December 2009," the Democratic people's Constitution "provides that" Marxism-Leninism creatively applying the WPK of realistic body thought as a pointer to its own activities. "October 1980, 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea by the new Constitution to" revolutionary ideas of Comrade Kim Il Sung's Juche idea as the only guiding principle ".
Kim Jong Il to Kim Il Sung's Juche idea was "to enrich and develop." March 1982, Kim Jong Il issued a "thought about the subject," a text, systematically expounded the philosophical principle of the Juche idea, the principle of social history, guiding principles and historical significance. July 1986, Kim Jong Il also published the article "problems of ideological education of the body," explains the main idea is to again cause of the Korean revolution to victory ideas.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il put forward the "military-first politics" in January 1995, is the inheritance and development of Kim Il Sung's Juche idea as a whole. "military-first politics," the idea is to "military first "and" strengthen the country Anti-power "as a national priority, simply put, it is first of all to work for the military, all military work as the most important.
"military-first politics" in North Korea under the harsh post-Cold War international environment, the face of weak domestic economic growth, political leadership selection under increasing international pressure.
"military-first politics" mainly includes four aspects: First, highlight the highest military position in the social hierarchy, the generals who before the workers, peasants, intellectuals placed in three classes. The second is the implementation of "military-first" style of leadership, army way to promote the whole society to work. Third, to protect military spending. Fourth, inspired by the dedication of the national military, and enhance national cohesion.
"military-first politics" put forward, consistent with military attaches great importance to the construction of a national strategy on North Korean history and tradition. Under the guidance of Songun political thought, military involved in nearly all fields of socialist construction, the DPRK has achieved exactly the same army and the people in thought, attitude and life style.
economic goals
Korean people, under the leadership of the party and the government, self-reliance, hard work, it is made in industry, agriculture, national defense, science and technology, culture, education and other areas remarkable achievements. Since 1953, North Korea in the country and free health care system. In 1972, North Korea again in the national implementation of the universal 11-year compulsory education system. To the 1990s, although North Korea is still relatively low per capita income levels in the world, but its education indicators have been in the forefront of the developing countries, health indicators comparable with moderately developed countries. In the 21st century, the DPRK party and government called for all the Korean people to work hard, "set off a big climax second Chollima Movement", focus on economic development, nation-building, in order to catch up with the pace of development in the world. Since July 2002, North Korea implemented a series of economic adjustment measures, and proposed using modern technological innovation economy, improving economic management system in accordance with the new environment, new climate requirements.
North Korea in 2012 established the agency in charge of a new economic development - the State Secretariat for Economic Development, and developed a "ten-year strategic plan of national economic development." State Secretariat for Economic development of the newly established "government agencies" solely responsible for handling the country's economic development strategy project "all implementation issues."
The new formulation of the "National Strategic Plan for Economic Development Decade" has been approved by the Cabinet of the DPRK, and as a Cabinet decision issued. The plan identifies strategic objectives of infrastructure construction, agriculture and electricity, coal, oil, metals and other basic industries and regional development, the development of a framework for strong Shengda Guo open the door in 2012, and "shows in developed countries reached in 2020 level prospects. "
North Korean Cabinet appointed Dafeng International Investment Group solely responsible for the implementation of major projects in this program. North Korea in January 2011 established the Dafeng International Investment Group, was established in March, the National Development Bank. According to Korean media reports, Dafeng International Investment Group is a foreign economic cooperation organization, headquartered in Pyongyang. The group operates as an economic union, to attract investment and guarantee financial resources for the State Development Bank. China Development Bank will have to be able to establish with international financial institutions, the modern rules of international finance and commercial banking transactions system, and undertake the task of investing in important projects carried out in accordance with national policies.
Korean military
late 1950s, North Korea began a research nuclear technology. The former Soviet Union in 1965 to help the DPRK to establish a "Yongbyon Atomic Energy Research Institute", a part of the training of nuclear technicians. At that time, the introduction of North Korea from the former Soviet Union's first 800 kilowatts of nuclear reactors, nuclear technology research begun to take shape. North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear industry become the powerhouse, where can refine enriched uranium can be used to produce nuclear weapons, and thus a place where the United States and the IAEA extra attention.
The 20th century, North Korea has built six nuclear research centers, two research reactors and the nature of a nuclear test reactor, it has proven recoverable reserves of up to 4 million tons of uranium in the country , there are six uranium can be mined. North Korea has built three uranium dioxide conversion plant, a natural uranium fuel assembly factory and a nuclear waste storage site, basically built capacity from uranium mining to nuclear fuel cycle system of nuclear waste disposal, with the research, manufacturing of nuclear weapons.
1989, North Korea admitted in a cooling Graphite electric power is built at Yongbyon 5 MW reactor uranium fuel rods because the outer layer of zirconium damage after nuclear waste had to be treated with, and has received 130 grams of plutonium.
In the early 1990s, the North Korean nuclear problem upgrade. The US government believes North Korea has a nuclear reactor in Yongbyon can produce can produce two to three atomic bombs of plutonium. For fear of North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, in October 1994, the United States and North Korea in Geneva signed a "framework agreement" on a North Korean nuclear issue, and promised to provide two light-water reactors in exchange for North Korea to freeze its nuclear facilities. Thereafter, 5-megawatt Yongbyon reactor fuel rods is withdrawn 8000 archived. December 12, 2002, North Korea accused the United States did not fulfill their commitments, announced the restart of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities frozen.
To enable a peaceful solution to the DPRK nuclear issue, the Chinese government actively mediate, in April 2003 have contributed to North Korea, China, the United States to participate in the tripartite talks the DPRK nuclear issue. In August, China and have contributed to China, North Korea, South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia to participate in the six-party talks. So far, the talks have been held five. Meanwhile, October 9, 2006, North Korea announced successfully conducted a "100 percent rely on their own technology," conducted an underground nuclear test. February 13, 2007, the fifth round of six-party North Korean nuclear issue talks in Beijing by the third phase of the "Initial Actions for the Implementation of the Joint Statement" common file (2.13 common document). According to documents, the DPRK agreed to shut down and seal the Yongbyon nuclear facility and invite back IAEA personnel DPRK necessary monitoring and verification.
2009 defense budget accounted for 15.8% of the budget.
2009 Nian 4 5 February, North Korea announced the successful launch "light star 2" experimental communications satellite. May 25, North Korea conducted a nuclear test again, and in the following week, many test-fired several types of missiles.
April 13, 2012, North Korea launched its first application satellite "Bright Star No. 3", but Fengyun Earth observation satellite did not enter orbit. North Korea's behavior strongly condemned by the UN Security Council. April 17, the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the UN Security Council presidential statement on DPRK satellite launch, saying the DPRK will continue to launch satellites and practical, and is no longer bound by February 29 DPRK-US agreement. DPRK announced on Feb. 29, the DPRK decided to suspend talks held during the effective DPRK nuclear tests, long-range missile tests and Yongbyon uranium enrichment activities, and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of North Korea to suspend its uranium enrichment activities. The United States agreed to provide food to the DPRK, reiterated that no hostility toward the DPRK, and gradually improving US-DPRK relations.