N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea

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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Thursday of "new counter means" at her country's border with South Korea.

"Our new counter means will get into the alert for duty at all the southern border line and the loudspeakers against the ROK will be on standby in a matter of days," the leader's sister said in a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The remarks came a day after she warned in a separate statement that Pyongyang would resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea later this month.

Kim also defended North Korea's projects to fortify its border.

"Within the territory where our sovereignty is exercised, the permanent project for the southern border will be surely and successfully continued according to our purposes," she said.

"If the permanent project for the southern border is carried out, the danger of military conflict between the DPRK and the ROK will be considerably lowered and many complicated problems will be solved," she added.

DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, while ROK is the acronym for South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.

Pak Jong-chon (C), vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea and an adviser to the North Korean defense ministry, Kim Yo-jong (in front of Pak), the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and others inspect fortification work on the border with South Korea at an unspecified location on Oct. 20, 2026, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea

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首尔，10月22日（韩联社）——朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正周四警告称，朝鲜将在与韩国接壤的边境采取“新的反制手段”。

“我们的新型反制手段将在几天内进入南部边境所有地区的警戒状态，针对韩国的扩音器也将随时待命，”朝鲜领导人的妹妹在朝鲜中央通讯社（朝中社）发布的一份声明中表示。

就在她发表这番言论的前一天，她在另一份声明中警告说，平壤将于本月晚些时候恢复对韩国的宣传扩音器广播。

金正恩还为朝鲜加强边境防御的工程项目进行了辩护。

“在我们行使主权的领土范围内，南部边界的永久性项目必将按照我们的目标顺利推进，”她说。

她补充说：“如果南部边界永久化项目得以实施，朝鲜和韩国之间发生军事冲突的风险将大大降低，许多复杂问题也将得到解决。”

DPRK 是朝鲜民主主义人民共和国的正式名称，而 ROK 是大韩民国的正式名称的缩写。

2026年10月20日，朝鲜劳动党中央军事委员会副委员长、国防部顾问朴正千（中）、朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正（前排）等人视察朝韩边境某处未公开地点的防御工事工程。这张照片由朝鲜官方通讯社朝中社于次日发布。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）（韩联社）

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朝鲜领导人的妹妹警告称，朝韩边境将出现“新的反制手段”