North Korea's isolation is not a new phenomenon, and it has a long history. The Korean Peninsula has been a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-religious region since ancient times, and has experienced different political systems such as the Three Kingdoms period, the Goryeo Dynasty, and the Lee dynasty. In these political systems, the Korean Peninsula has different degrees of foreign exchanges and openness, and has had cultural, religious, and diplomatic exchanges with China, Japan, Mongolia, the West, and other countries and regions. However, the Korean Peninsula was also often invaded and interfered by external forces, such as the invasion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Meiji ** of Japan, the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the invasion of Western powers, the occupation of the United States, etc. The aggression and interference of these external forces have brought tremendous disasters and sufferings to the Korean Peninsula and have also affected the political, economic, cultural, and ethnic development of the Korean Peninsula. In order to resist aggression and interference by external forces and protect their own sovereignty and interests, all political systems on the Korean Peninsula have adopted a policy of seclusion and seclusion to varying degrees in order to protect themselves and stand on their own feet.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is a socialist country established in 1948 with the support of the Soviet Union. There are several reasons for North Korea's policy of closing the country to the outside world:
Security guarantees: North Korea is a country with a unique political system, which has been repeatedly interfered with and threatened by external forces. In order to safeguard its own security and political interests, the DPRK has chosen to close itself off from the rest of the country and implement a highly closed foreign policy to reduce the infiltration and interference of external forces in its political and military fields. The DPRK believes that only by developing nuclear and missile weapons can it guarantee its security and sovereignty and resist threats and sanctions from hostile countries such as the United States. The DPRK also believes that only by maintaining its own socialist system can it ensure its political stability and national unity and resist subversion and resistance by external forces.
Ideology: The socialist system practiced in the DPRK has unique ideological characteristics, advocating self-reliance, opposing capitalism, and supporting the party's leadership. In order to maintain this ideology, North Korea has chosen to close itself off from the rest of the country, limit external influence, and maintain its own ideological purity. The DPRK believes that only by adhering to its own Marxism-Leninism and Kim Thought can it ensure the correct direction of its socialist construction and revolutionary cause and resist the interference of external forces.
Economic reasons: North Korea's economic system is so different from the rest of the world that even the support of socialist countries such as the Soviet Union and China cannot meet North Korea's economic needs. In order to avoid dependence on external economic aid and to seek a path of independent economic development, the DPRK has chosen to close itself off from the rest of the country and implement a highly closed foreign economic policy to promote domestic economic development. The DPRK believes that only by giving full play to its own resources and labor advantages can it guarantee its economic independence and autonomy and resist sanctions and interference from external forces.