After her sudden appearance a few days ago, Ju Ae, who is likely to be the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, caught the attention of the Western media, which began to investigate information about her in light of the atmosphere of secrecy surrounding the ruling power in North Korea.
The girl, about 10 years old, appeared with her father and mother in a huge military parade that was held last Wednesday evening, during which a record number of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads were revealed.
Western news agencies, such as Reuters and Agence France-Presse, were interested in the appearance of the 10-year-old daughter, Kim Ju-ai, with her father and mother, Ri Sol-ju, along with senior military leaders, and considered that this appearance fuels speculation that she may be a candidate for a leadership position and perhaps even The succession of the father in the future at the helm of power in the nuclear country that raises concern in the West thanks to its missile capabilities, as well as its rapprochement with neighboring China.
Agence France-Presse says that the 10-year-old girl stole the spotlight from the decorated generals and a huge arsenal of weapons during the military parade, and the agency suggested that the girl was Jo Ai, the second daughter of the North Korean leader.
Kim Ju Aye stole the spotlight from the great generals during the military parade (Reuters)
According to the same agency, for years, the North Korean official media did not mention the children of the Korean leader, although the South Korean spy agency stated that they are 3, and it is believed that their ages are about 13 years, 10 years, and 6 years.
The agency went so far as to ask whether this girl was Kim Jong Un's heir, and said that experts confirm this, and that the official media describes her as Kim's "beloved" and "respected" daughter, and she appeared walking while her father held her hand while her mother appeared walking behind them. .
The current North Korean leadership, although male-dominated, includes high-ranking female figures, including Foreign Minister Cho Chun-hui, and Kim's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, who is the regime's spokeswoman.
According to Bronwyn Dalton, chair of the Department of Management at the Business School of the University of Technology in Sydney, the communist country is undergoing a change, as the North Korean leadership is trying to "maintain its legitimacy by creating a new version of femininity" that reflects the social changes that the country has witnessed in recent decades.