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Kim Jong Un’s ‘most beloved child’ seen as his likely successor
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter with scientists, engineers and military officials involved in the test of a new ballistic missile.
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SEOUL - If a Korean king has several children, he will appoint his “most beloved one” as the crown prince or princess.
In the same vein, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have chosen his second child – nine-year-old Ju Ae – as his successor, and is paving the way for her to ascend the throne in due course, according to an analysis by leading North Korea expert Cheong Seong-chang of The Sejong Institute think-tank, based in the South.
