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    Kim Yo-jong: the sister of Kim Jong-un, fast 'becoming his alter ego'

    The North Korean leader’s trusted propagandist-in-chief is in the ascendancyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has heart surgery – report
    by Justin McCurry in Tokyo Apr 20, 2020 3 minutes
    Recently reinstated to the politburo, Kim Yo-jong’s public statements are watched as a signal of her brother’s position. Photograph: Jorge Silva/AP

    From producing an ashtray during a cigarette break en route to a nuclear summit to issuing a statement in praise of the US president, Kim Yo-jong has become the single most important figure in the North Korean regime after her brother, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.

    Since representing Kim at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, , Yo-jong has not only acquired prestigious titles within the ruling Workers’ party. She is rumoured to be the brains behind Kim’s carefully constructed public image, at home and abroad. In return, she enjoys the for alleged treason.

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