Kim's Sister Heartily Cheers Unified Korea Team: Olympic Update
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Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, smiled and enthusiastically applauded as athletes from both Koreas waved unification flags together at the Winter Olympics’s opening ceremony.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in stood and clapped for just as long as the competitors took a lap around the stadium to the tune of Arirang, an ancient folk song considered the unofficial national anthem of a unified Korea. In the stands, North Korean cheerleaders also waved the white flags depicting a united Korea in blue.