Rodong Sinmun Friday says this in a bylined article.

Not a few developing countries have not yet attained self-support economy and are facing a number of difficulties and bottlenecks in different fields including science, technology and culture.

The imperialists regard it as strategic requirements of their foreign policies to expand their economic profits and hold an unchallenged position in the international economic relations.

The present situation goes to prove that the imperialists use the economy as a main lever for turning other countries into their colonies.

No country presents the developing countries with economic development and prosperity. It is nothing but a daydream for one to calculate that one can live on "aid" and "cooperation" from the imperialists.

For the developing countries to hold high the motto of self-reliance is an urgent requirement for frustrating the imperialists' economic sanctions and blockades.

Regarding world domination as its entrenched ambition and strategic goal, the U.S. is keen to isolate and stifle the progressive governments through economic sanctions and blockades.

It is using sanctions as a main lever for strangulating those countries that incur its displeasure.

Self-reliance is a fundamental principle to be adhered to by the countries in dynamically pushing forward the building of independent national economy, relying on the people's strength and their economic potentials, and laying a firm material and technical foundation.

It also serves as an engine for building an independent national economy and provides a master key to attaining self-sufficiency in economy.

The imperialists' sanctions and blockades will prove futile when peoples are advancing under the uplifted banner of self-reliance.