Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Training For Succession, Seoul’s Spy Agency Says
- Preteen at father’s side for weapons tests, soccer matches
- She symbolizes next generation of Kim family that rules state
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s preteen daughter is receiving lessons to take over the country, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers, in a rapid elevation for the girl who made her first foray into the public eye less than two years ago.
Ju Ae — who has been dubbed the “respected daughter” and “beloved child” by state media — is a candidate to be the next in line in the Kim family that has ruled the state since its founding in the late 1940s, lawmakers said the National Intelligence Service told them in a closed-door session Monday.