When Jang visited South Korea in October 2002 as a member of the economic survey team, a South Korean official remembered him for having deep insight into how to rebuild the North Korean economy. Jang’s dream could be realizing his nephew’s declaration that the North Korean people will never have to tighten their belts. To realize the dream, the North must maintain the changes, while making a bold decision on denuclearization. There is no brilliant way for the North to keep its nuclear programs and revive the economy at the same time.
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