Kim Jong-un’s Sister Turns on the Charm, Taking Pence’s Spotlight
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Kim Jong-un’s Sister Turns on the Charm, Taking Pence’s Spotlight
While Mr. Pence came with an old message — that the United States would continue to ratchet up "maximum sanctions" until the North dismantled its nuclear arsenal — Ms. Kim delivered
messages of reconciliation as well as an unexpected invitation from her brother to the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital.
"It’s very unfortunate that the Pyeongchang Olympics are becoming the Pyongyang Olympics when South
and North Korea are still at odds with each other over ideologies," added Mr. Yang, who carried a foam head depicting a bloodied face of the North Korean leader.
Moon could not miss the chance to "lower the temperature in the room" by engaging with Ms. Kim during her visit for the Olympics, her
public relations blitz could subject the South Korean president to criticism that "he fell for a charm offensive," Mr. Kang said.
s like someone we can become closer to on a personal level and on a human-to-human level." Others said they were horrified by the notion
that Ms. Kim could lull South Koreans, or anyone else, into forgetting the repression and human rights abuses of her brother’s regime. that seem
that And it wouldn’t have lessened the American position.
11, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — When the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, decided to send a large delegation
to the Winter Olympics in South Korea this month, the world feared he might steal the show.
I think North Koreans and South Koreans were all together as one family,
and we come from the same root." Amy Qin and Su-hyun Lee contributed reporting from Seoul, South Korea.
While Mr. Pence came with an old message — that the United States would continue to ratchet up "maximum sanctions" until the North dismantled its nuclear arsenal — Ms. Kim delivered
messages of reconciliation as well as an unexpected invitation from her brother to the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital.
"It’s very unfortunate that the Pyeongchang Olympics are becoming the Pyongyang Olympics when South
and North Korea are still at odds with each other over ideologies," added Mr. Yang, who carried a foam head depicting a bloodied face of the North Korean leader.
Moon could not miss the chance to "lower the temperature in the room" by engaging with Ms. Kim during her visit for the Olympics, her
public relations blitz could subject the South Korean president to criticism that "he fell for a charm offensive," Mr. Kang said.
s like someone we can become closer to on a personal level and on a human-to-human level." Others said they were horrified by the notion
that Ms. Kim could lull South Koreans, or anyone else, into forgetting the repression and human rights abuses of her brother’s regime. that seem
that And it wouldn’t have lessened the American position.
11, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — When the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, decided to send a large delegation
to the Winter Olympics in South Korea this month, the world feared he might steal the show.
I think North Koreans and South Koreans were all together as one family,
and we come from the same root." Amy Qin and Su-hyun Lee contributed reporting from Seoul, South Korea.