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The Good Blog - (SEEKER) The Real Reason Why North Korea Is So Isolated─── 21:00 Sun, 19 Feb 2017
Known as the hermit kingdom, North Korea has held this title long before the Kim dynasty. So how did the country become so isolated? BY TRACE DOMINGUEZ
Known as the hermit kingdom, North Korea follows its own rules. The country uses its own calendar and has its own time zone. For its nearly 25 million residents, the list of restrictions run long from watching foreign TV to using the internet. Even in international relations, North Korea is seen as a somewhat pariah due to its nuclear weapons testing facilities.
Many perceive this reclusiveness as a result of its leadership under the Kim dynasty. But this policy actually originated in 14th century China, which had a very strong cultural and political influence over the Korean peninsula. This translated to the spread of China's neo-confucianism, an ideology popular at the time, which advocated for ethnocentrism and reclusiveness. So could this be the reason for North Korea's isolation?
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