Video footage implies Kim Yo-jong’s changing role from protocol

김여정, ’그림자’ 벗고 영접단 전면에…현송월에 의전 넘긴 듯 During the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday, what also came under the spotlight was the role played by Kim’s sister. Kim Yo-jong has become one of the regime’s most recognized faces since her visit to South Korea for last year’s Winter Olympics. And video footage from Thursday’s summit shows her pull within the regime appears to have strengthened in recent months. Our Ko Roon-hee reports. When Kim Jong-un’s closest aides greeted the Chinese leader at Pyeongyang Sunan International Airport on Thursday, Kim Yo-jong was at the front of the pack.