It makes you wonder which of his “babies” Kim Jong-un is most proud of. The North Korean dictator presided over a ceremony on Sunday regarding the new launch of an intercontinental missile, the Hwasong-17, which he intends to make the centerpiece of his country’s arsenal and which he described as “the most powerful strategic weapon in the world.” ‘.
But the photos and reports of the event disseminated by the official media showed him, above all, accompanied by one of his daughters. This was the latter’s second public appearance in the space of a week.
A not insignificant detail when we know the dynastic character of the communist regime, Kim Jong-un having succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il, who in turn had succeeded his father, Kim Il-sung. The pre-teen – whose age and name are uncertain – is more than ever a successor.
Encore repeated except for one nuance
In any case, this Sunday’s meeting seemed like a again. Like last Saturday, it was to celebrate the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile.
But the photos published in the North Korean newspaper rodong sinmun – be the workers newspaperofficial publication of the Workers’ Party in power for more than 70 years -, however, it noted an evolution.
Kim Jong-un’s daughter had changed the puffer jacket she wore a week ago for a black coat with a fur-lined collar. For the rest, the message is the same according to observers, only it comes out even stronger: he is called to one day take the reins of this totalitarianism.
the big blur
The greatest vagueness, however, surrounds the offspring of the dictator despite this new publicity. We hardly know, according to South Korean intelligence on the matter cited here by news from heaventhat Kim Jong-un has three children, two girls and a boy.
The very identity of the young companion is questionable. According to regime experts, he would be 12 or 13 years old, and would have a given name of Ju-ae. A marital status only revealed so far by former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman, accustomed to trips to North Korea by his “friend” Kim Jong-un.
Because propaganda is forced to observe extreme modesty. Before its statement last week, in which it confirmed the presence of the leader’s “beloved wife and daughter” at the missile launch, the KCNA news agency had not even mentioned the tyrant’s house.
Promotion
On the lookout for the slightest sign that sheds light on the current situation of this very closed society, North Korean specialists have yet pointed to one last element. The dispatch published this Sunday by KCNA, and noted here by the guardian, marked a gradation in the tenderness of the father towards his daughter. From “adored”, it went to “very adored” and even “precious”. As symbolic promotion.
Aside from this poignant image and what it could mean for the long-term future of the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, this second exhibition by the teenager could point to another goal. In fact, when interviewed by Agence France Presse, Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, estimated that Ju-ae’s participation in the celebration was supposed to introduce Hwasong-17 as the “protector of the future generation”. . Definitely, it is very difficult to know in which of his children Kim Jong-un puts more.
Source: BFM TV
