Kim Jong Il laid down the Juche-based economic construction line of simultaneously developing the light industry and agriculture while giving priority to the development of defence industry.

And he clearly indicated the orientation and ways for building an economic power, which suggested rapidly developing electricity, coal and metal industries and railway transport, doing double-cropping on a large scale, updating light industrial factories and paying preferential efforts to the production of basic consumer goods.

In June Juche 85 (1996) when giving field guidance to the Anbyon Youth Power Station near to completion, he praised the soldier-builders for having unfailingly carried out their supreme commander's order under the very difficult conditions. And he called their indomitable fighting traits the revolutionary soldier spirit, urging all the people to follow it.

Consequently, the spirit of Kanggye was created and a big production upsurge witnessed at the Songjin Steel Complex and the Ranam Coal-mining Machine Complex, bringing about an epochal turn in the building of an economic power.

Such signal achievements were made in the country as successful launch of earth satellites, large-scale land improvement, completion of Kaechon-Lake Thaesong and Paekma-Cholsan waterways and construction of many minor hydraulic power stations.

With a view to greeting the year 2012, the birth centenary of President Kim Il Sung, with eye-catching economic successes, Kim Jong Il visited the Chollima Steel Complex on Dec. 24, 2008 to kindle a torch of fresh revolutionary upsurge in the economic field.

Thanks to his ardent patriotism, energetic field guidance and devoted efforts, the DPRK grew stronger in national power. And the country could witness the establishment of Juche-based production systems of iron, fertilizer and vinalon President Kim Il Sung desired so much and greet a history of industrial revolution in the new century through a drive of breaking through the cutting edge.

His plan for building an economic power is now creditably carried into practice by supreme leader Kim Jong Un.