At that time, the Japanese imperialists intensified harsh crackdown upon the Korean people as never before, in preparation for aggression on mainland China.

Under the situation, Kim Il Sung hardened his decision to advance the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA) into the homeland to show the Korean people that Korea is alive.

To this end, he called a meeting of KPRA military and political cadres in Nanhutou, China's Ningan County, on Feb. 27, Juche 25 (1936).

At the meeting, he reviewed the military and political activities conducted by the KPRA in areas along the River Tuman in the first half of the 1930s and set forth new strategic policies on the basis of scientific analysis of the prevailing situation and the requirement of the developing revolution.

The policies involved the issues of advancing the main KPRA forces into the border area adjacent to Korea as well as the area of Mt. Paektu for anti-Japanese armed struggle in the homeland, expanding the movement for anti-Japanese national united front on a nationwide scale and stepping up preparations for founding a party.

The policies enjoyed full support at the meeting.

The Nanhutou meeting was of historic significance as it represented Kim Il Sung's steadfast independent stand that the Korean revolutionaries were responsible for the Korean revolution and the Koreans should make the Korean revolution.

Since then, the Korean revolution entered a new phase of its development in the homeland.