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A senior North Korean official says the execution of Jang Song-thaek will not negatively affect
the country's economic policies, and North Korea will push ahead with attracting foreign
investment by developing new economic zones. Yun Yong-sok , a senior member of the State
Economic Development Committee told the Associated Press on Sunday that Pyongyang's trade goals
remain the same despite Jang's execution. The removal of Jang had led to speculation
that the North's push to attract foreign investment would dry up as Jang had been building trade
links with China and was the key architect of the country's economic policies.
Yun said Jang's removal would instead speed up progress on the economic front because
he was a threat to national unity.