Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister

The World

Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, is the murderous regime’s chief propagandist, internal administrator and foreign policymaker. And as Sung-Yoon Lee details in his new book, “The Sister,” she is the most-powerful woman in North Korean history and should not to be dismissed or underestimated by the West. Lee speaks with The World’s Carol Hills.

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