North Korea’s recent threats to abolish an inter-Korean liaison office and end other major summit agreements signal leader Kim Jong-un’s intention to solidify the political status of his sister, Kim Yo-jong, experts said. AsiaNewsNetwork
It was the sister’s third statement issued this year. Her first statement, issued in early March, lashed out at the South for taking issue with short-range rocket launches, claiming such firings are part of self-defense.
“The Kim regime clearly aims to stoke division in the South and appears to be elevating Kim Yo-jong in North Korean politics,” said Leif-Eric Easley, an associate professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Kim Yo-jong’s official title is first vice department director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party, but she has been long regarded as the de facto No. 2 and one of the closet aides to her brother.She was even speculated to take over as leader when Kim Jong-un was rumored to have been serious ill.
Since last week’s statement by Kim Yo-jong, North Korean state media outlets have reported on large-scale demonstrations denouncing leaflet-sending and high-ranking officials’ support for her stance, including a deputy premier, who far outranks her.
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