Kim Yo Jong has taken on a new role as a vocal and aggressive North Korean point person addressing South Korean affairs, state media analysis by NK News and experts suggested this week.

Amid mounting inter-Korean tensions in recent days, the DPRK leader’s sister has been front and center in some of Pyongyang’s harshest missives against Seoul.

Last Thursday, Kim Yo Jong condemned defectors sending anti-regime leaflets into North Korean territory, calling them “trash,” and warned the South that relations would sour should it not crack down on the launches.

State media then reported on Tuesday that Kim — along