“A woman, young and beautiful”: Kim Jong-un’s sister asserts herself in the North Korean regime

A “young beautiful woman,” Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea’s “supreme leader,” is gaining weight in a regime that has always been dominated by men and whose “most deplorable characteristic” is the hunger of its population, says researcher Sung-Yun Lee.

The journey of Kim Yo Jong is “the emergence of a powerful and publicly visible female leader” in a country “so dominated by men” who is now considered the most powerful woman in North Korea, emphasizes the South Korean researcher, author of the book “Sister.”

Being a “young and beautiful woman” means a “great diplomatic advantage,” the scholar argues, recalling that it was Yo Jong who imposed the so-called “gag law” on South Korea’s neighbors, who may not have complied with it as quickly. with a demand if it came from “his less photogenic brother”.