Is Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Now the Heir Apparent?
That is what some Korea analysts now believe after she received a new title as “Morning Star General”:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, seated right, and his daughter Ju-ae, seated left, visit North Korea’s Air Force Command on Nov. 30. Yonhap
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un referred to his daughter as “Morning Star General,” just days after the North’s reconnaissance satellite, Malligyong-1, successfully entered orbit on Nov. 21.
The young girl, known as Ju-ae, was previously referred to by North Korea’s state-controlled media as “dear child” or “respected child.”
The dramatic change in the way she is addressed has fueled speculation on whether the new title could be interpreted as a confirmation of her status as the North’s heir apparent.
Cheong Seong-chang, a research fellow at Sejong Institute, took the title change seriously, arguing that it is an important move related to leadership succession.
“I think it’s definitely associated with the fourth-generation leadership succession,” he told The Korea Times. “Kim made it clear that his daughter will succeed him by referring to her as ‘Morning Star General.'”
In North Korea, the term “morning star” has been used figuratively to refer to a leader in waiting.
Korea Times
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No sense in trying to guess what the Norkistani Pasha will be doing.
Doubt it. Most likely what’s going on is her father is doting on her with the full power of the state.