North Korea responded to new U.S. sanctions by peppering Tuesday's edition of the state-run newspaper with over 150 references to "self-sustainability."
The North began using the term jagangryeok (self-sustainability) shortly after Kim Jong Un first mentioned it in his New Years Address. But the frequency of the term in today's Rodong Shinmun is unprecedented.
North Korea responded to new U.S. sanctions by peppering Tuesday's edition of the state-run newspaper with over 150 references to "self-sustainability."
The North began using the term jagangryeok (self-sustainability) shortly after Kim Jong Un first mentioned it in his New Years Address. But the frequency of the term in today's Rodong Shinmun is unprecedented.
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