A new task named “20x10 Regional Development Policy” was brought to the table at the recent 10th Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (January 15). The primary objective is that the Workers’ Party of Korea will push forward with the construction of ‘regional factories’ in ‘20 counties every year’ to ‘upgrade the material culture and livelihoods of all cities and counties, in other words, people with basic living standards within a decade.’1) To better understand “20x10 Regional Development Policy,” constraints such as the prolonged sanctions against North Korea and its unique geography of production reflected in the local industries must be considered.