US - North Korea Relations: Why Is Kim Jong Un s Sister Speaking Out Instead Of The Supreme Leader?
03/17/21 AT 5:37 PM
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong has attained new heights of prominence, recently delivering a stark warning against U.S. action in Asia. She’s played an increasingly important role in North Korean governance, especially when it comes to relations with Washington.
“If [the U.S.] wants to sleep in peace for the coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step, she told state news. Kim Yo Jong is a trusted adviser to her brother and was a key voice when inter-Korean tensions mounted last year Photo: POOL / JORGE SILVA
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Kim Jong Un s sister asks US to cease war games if it wants to sleep in peace
Kim Yo Jong s statement was the North s first public message to Washington since President Joe Biden took office in January. It was delivered a day before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are due to arrive in Seoul
Reuters | March 16, 2021 | Updated 16:29 IST
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The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the border would not help bring peace, state news reported on Tuesday.
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Kim Yo Jong rose to international prominence after her brother s high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with President Donald Trump and other world leaders in 2018 and 2019.
What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leaderâs influential sister?
That is a question many who watch the cloistered, nuclear-armed country are wondering after she failed to appear in absolute leader Kim Jong Unâs newly released lineup for the countryâs powerful Politburo in recent days.
Some say Kim Jong Un may have demoted his sister over general policy failures. Others, however, believe he could be worried about her rapid rise and increasingly high profile as he tries to bolster his domestic authority in the face of growing economic challenges.