Kim Joo-ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has once again made an official appearance. He appeared in a black suit at the military anniversary banquet held on the 7th, and a Japanese expert on the Korean Peninsula analyzed that Chairman Kim intended to make the “fourth generation hereditary succession” a fait accompli by emphasizing the weight of the “Baekdu lineage”, the royal family of North Korea.
Yoshihiro Makino, a visiting professor at Hiroshima University in Japan and a foreign affairs reporter for the Asahi Shimbun, said in an interview with Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the 8th (local time), “Kim Joo-ae (appeared in public) twice in November of last year and again in December of that year. It also appeared in a documentary film reporting the results of the general meeting of the Central Committee of the Labor Party, so this is the fourth time,” he said, pointing out various characteristics of this move.
First of all, reporter Makino said that the expressions for Kim Joo-ae were ‘love children’ and ‘honorable children’ in November of last year, but this time, the expressions are getting stronger with ‘respectful children’. It is written like ‘Respected veteran comrades’ or ‘Respected President Xi Jinping’, but in some cases, it is also written to the supreme leader, such as ‘Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un’. It is not common to use such an expression to a daughter.”
Then, Chairman Kim Jong-un said that there were many photos in which Kim Joo-ae was in the center, not in the middle, and said, “It is a picture that cannot exist from the point of view of a North Korean person.”
At the same time, “Secretary Kim Jong-un made his succession a fait accompli, hinted to people that not only himself but also the fourth successor inherited hereditary succession, and publicized the royal family to emphasize that ‘even if there is a problem, it is an existence that cannot take responsibility and not be held accountable’. It seems that there is a goal to be made,” he diagnosed.
However, he did not comment on the observation that Kim Joo-ae was the successor.
Previously, the National Intelligence Service also analyzed that Chairman Kim was appearing in public with Kim Ju-ae in order to secure the legitimacy of the ‘fourth hereditary succession’ in a report by the National Assembly Intelligence Committee at the beginning of last month. replied with
The previous day, North Korean state media such as the Rodong Sinmun and the Chosun Central News Agency reported that Chairman Kim visited the military general’s accommodation the day before the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Army.
In particular, he mentioned that his daughter, Kim Joo-ae, accompanied him, saying, “I arrived with my esteemed son.”
According to the photos released by the state media that day, Ri Sol-ju attended along with Kim Joo-ae, but the media did not name Ri Sol-ju.
After visiting the accommodation, Chairman Kim also attended a banquet to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the armed forces, accompanied by his daughter and wife.
On this day, the Rodong Sinmun published a photo of Kim Jong-un holding Kim Ju-ae’s hand and entering the banquet hall affectionately while receiving applause from military generals at the bottom of page 1, and at the top of page 2, a photo of Kim Ju-ae sitting in the center between Kim Jong-un and Ri Sol-ju and Kim Ju-ae entering the center. Actively started to ‘float Kim Joo-ae’ by releasing a
On this day, Kim Joo-ae appeared in a white blouse, black skirt suit and half-tied hair, showing a grown-up look just like Mrs. Ri Sol-ju.
Source: Donga
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