Is Kim Jong-un’s sister North Korea’s true leader?

Murmurs are emerging from the secretive state that the force behind the dictatorship is female. Could supreme leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, be next in line for the throne?

Subscribers can read Richard's article on Kim Yo-jong on the Times website.

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Guest: Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor, The Times.

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