Pyŏngjin
North Korean political term
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Pyŏngjin (Korean: 병진; Hanja: 并進; 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 forces and the economy.[1]
The term pyŏngjin means "progress in tandem" or "move two things forward simultaneously" and refers to Kim Il Sung's stated policy, propagated in 1962, of developing both the military and the economy of North Korea together. In practice, resources were disproportionately allocated to the military at the relative expense of the economy.[2]
Pyŏngjin under Kim Jong Un
In 2013, Kim Jong Un revived the policy with a focus on balancing economic development with development of North Korea's nuclear programme.[2]
