TikTok tactic gets Korean message into West

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Korea News Service via AP
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Speaking perfect English, an 11-year-old girl wearing a flowery dress talks to the camera from her pink bedroom. A teddy and rows of books sit behind her. Her favourite read? Harry Potter.
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