The DPRK benefited greatly from the Sino-Soviet split, as neither side wanted the DPRK to lean towards the other and so it received a good deal of resources and assistance from both sides to maintain its neutrality.

Most people don’t know that even after being bombed to hell during the Korean War, Japan and the DPRK were the two Asian economies hailed as the rising stars in the 1960s with very high level of industrialization and living standards, even before the rise of South Korea and Taiwan in the 1980s, and later in the 1990s, China.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago

Japan and the DPRK were the two Asian economies hailed as the rising stars in the 1960s with very high level of industrialization and living standards, even before the rise of South Korea and Taiwan in the 1980s, and later in the 1990s, China.

Kaplya said something about that... hm...

[–] Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

... and the DPRK were the two Asian economies hailed as the rising stars in the 1960s with very high level of industrialization and living standards

I would like to ask for a (preferably academic) source for when I have another altercation with anti-DPRK liberals.