Self-reliance Is Our-style Mode of Struggle Which Embodies Independent Idea and Patriotic Ideal of Workers’ Party of Korea

Unprecedented miracles and great changes are being witnessed on this land.

The modern regional-industry factories, ideal rural dwelling quarters, the people’s ideal streets built in the capital city and monumental edifices representative of the times are all a demonstration of the great stamina of our people braving all challenges to realize their dreams of prosperity.

Since the Eighth Congress of the Party, the dignity and prestige of our Republic have reached the top and all the phases of defence capabilities buildup have undergone multistage, three-dimensional and offensive transformation.

In this time of change, our people realized that what guarantees dignity and prosperity is to hold fast to self-reliance pregnant with our Party’s independent ideology and patriotic ideal as a banner of struggle and motive force for a leap forward.

This is the greatest strength incomparable to any other resources.

Our Party’s ideas, lines and policies are run through by the steadfast principle of independence.

As it fully embodies the thoroughgoing standpoint of reliably safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and defending its dignity at any cost, our Party’s independent ideology has a tremendous vitality in practice.

Our Party’s noble patriotic ideal is a motive force encouraging all the people to regard everything of the country as their own flesh and add luster to them.

It shows the immovable will of the Party to make ours the strongest and richest country in the world.

It is the goal of our Party, aspiring for the construction of a stronger and more powerful state, to regain and rightfully exercise all our sovereign rights.

Ours will become the most righteous, independent and powerful state in the world as it has self-reliance as a mighty weapon for defending the state, self-respect and national interests and it has the driving force holding fast to self-sustenance and self-development as an unchangeable principle.

The past ten-odd years were the eye-opening days during which precious wealth of our country has steadily increased thanks to the indomitable struggle of our people possessed of the self-reliant fighting mode.

The ardent patriots worked by the sweat of their brows to turn out famous products and build our-style creations all across the country.

The greatest-ever construction campaign getting bolder and more challenging year by year clearly verifies what strength brings about such dynamic changes in our struggle.

We still have a tough road of socialist construction to cover and lack in quite a few things.

However, our people will proudly bring earlier the new era of the country’s rejuvenation, giving full play to their revolutionary spirit of self-reliance.

Rodong Sinmun