NK leader's daughter appearing at center stage likely aimed at socialist family imagery: official

The appearances of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, at the center of recent public events appear aimed at projecting socialist imagery that portrays society as one great family, a Seoul official said Tuesday. An official at the unification ministry in Seoul made the assessment after Kim's teenage daughter captured headlines by appearing at back-to-back public events alongside her father. Photos carried by state media showed Ju-ae standing at the center of the front row between her parents as they, accompanied by rows of officials, visited the family mausoleum to pay tribute to the former leaders on New Year's Day. The images rekindled long-brewing speculation that Ju-ae may be being groomed as Kim's heir apparent. Again on Tuesday, Ju-ae was seen in North Korean media joining Kim and other officials at a ceremony the previous day to plant trees for a memorial museum in Pyongyang commemorating North Korean soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in the war with Ukraine. The unification ministry official said the focus of North Korea's recent exposure of Ju-ae is likelyWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times