In September 2013, the world learned that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a daughter through one of his few Western friends: former American basketball player Dennis Rodman. After one of his visits to the country, which had taken place in March, the player revealed in an interview with The Guardian that he had been holding baby Ju Ae in his arms and that Kim was “a good father”.
Nearly a decade later, the “dear daughter” or “respected daughter” – as she is treated in the North Korean official media – emerged from the regime’s shadow and appeared alongside her father in numerous events, starting with the launch of an intercontinental missile launch in November and as early as February on the 75th anniversary of the Korean People’s Army, leading to speculation that she is being prepared to succeed her father, grandfather Kim Jong-il and great-grandfather Kim Il-sung, the founder of the country and the autocratic regime.
Source: DN
