North 5-Star General Kneels Before Kim Juae... "Rumors of Crown Prince Appointment"

Kim Ju-ae Sitting Next to Kim Jong-un Fuels Heir Speculation
"Look at the British Queen... She Chose the Smartest Child"

Former Minister of Unification Jeong Se-hyun agreed with the observation that Kim Ju-ae, daughter of North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un, has become a strong successor to lead the North Korean regime.

On the evening of the 8th, at the military parade held in Kim Il-sung Square, Pyongyang, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the regime's establishment, Park Jeong-cheon, head of the Party's military leadership, is seen kneeling on one knee and whispering to Ju-ae, daughter of Chairman Kim Jong-un.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

He analyzed the recent footage showing North Korean five-star general Pak Jong-chon kneeling and whispering to Kim Ju-ae by saying, "This already means that Kim Ju-ae has become the successor, the crown princess."

Former Minister Jeong appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the 12th and said, "He half-kneeling means she has become the crown princess of North Korea."

At the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean regime on the 8th, Kim Ju-ae sat in the 'Presidium special seat' next to Chairman Kim, unlike the February parade where she sat in the rear VIP seats with her mother, Ri Sol-ju.

This added weight to the view that Kim Ju-ae has emerged as a strong successor to lead the North Korean regime. On the 9th, German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) also reported that there is circumstantial evidence that Kim Ju-ae is undergoing successor training as the heir to lead the North Korean regime.

On the evening of the 8th, the 75th anniversary civil defense forces parade commemorating the establishment of the regime (September 9) was held at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, attended by Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un and his daughter Ju-ae, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 9th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Regarding some analyses that North Korea, with its strong Confucian culture, would not appoint a daughter as successor, former Minister Jeong responded, "The North broke away from the outdated male-dominant ideology earlier than us and began advocating gender equality first."

He said, "Because the Baekdu bloodline has been emphasized so far, a successor must come from Kim Jong-un's children, and he has a son and two daughters. Among the three, they have no choice but to choose the smartest one."

He added, "How did Queen Elizabeth II become queen in the UK, leaving her son aside? If you cannot put forward a son, you have no choice but to appoint a daughter."