North Korea

When North KoreaKim Jong Und leader left his armored train in Beijing to attend celebrations that mark 80 years since the end of World War II in Asia, his young people Byughter Kim He surprised the cameras when he appeared and then followed him next to him. It is believed that he is 12 or 13 years old and is known as “Beloved Child” in the state media of North Korea, this was his first known trip outside the country.

For casual observers, the appearance of Kim Ju AE on Tuesday could be seen as a father-dash union trip. But his arrival in China could be more than that: Kim Jong a Jong UThe sign that she is in the mixture for future succession plans.

“Because when North Korea ends their successor process, they are used to bringing this successor to China,” said Park Won-Gon, a professor of North Korea studies at Ewha Womans University and director of the Institute of Unification Studies in Seoul. “Showing them is a kind of tradition.”

Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il, took him to Beijing to present him as a successor when he believed he was about 20 years old. Kim Il Sung, the founder of the country, did the same for his son Kim Jong Il. The intention was to start building the next political relationship with Beijing for the future.

In recent years, Kim Ju AE has appeared with his father in the main public events within North Korea.

However, a challenge is that Kim Ju AE is feminine, and North Korea is a patriarchal society.

“We are not 100% because Kim Ju AE is simply a 13 -year -old girl and not an adult at all. Therefore, it is too early to say that (absolutely) it will be the next successor,” said Park, “and Kim Ju Ae does not have any type of military experience.”

As for Kim Jong’s own trip, his visit to Beijing is a great political victory on the world stage with his proximity choreographed President Xi Jinping of China as evidence. The two walked through the passage before the Chinese show of a parade and then sat aside, and the center, on the Tiananmen square while the Chinese troops stole the goose and while the new Chinese military hardware rolled along the avenue of eternal peace.

XI could have chosen any leader of the more than two dozen who traveled for commemoration, including Iran’s president, Masoud Peeshkian, the head of the Military Board of Myanmar, Min Conit Hlaing, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi or the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif. But it was Kim to his left, and the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on his right. And these optics were designed to send a unit message, and against Washington and the West Proverbial.

“It is definitely Kim Jong’s political victory,” Park said. XI “chose Kim Jong a like the main role and then shows his affection for North Korea Kim Jong one to the world.”

Kim’s greatest victory, says Park, is the “standardized relationship between North Korea and China” after six years without face to face. “And he will help North Korea in future discussions or dialogues with President Trump. I think there is the possibility that Trump tries to meet Kim Jong a.”

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