Kim Jong Un appeared with his daughter for the first time at North Korea’s biggest missile test. Because now? No one is sure

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, often appears in public without accompanying his family. But during the country’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile test last Friday, Kim appeared arm-in-arm with a woman in a white coat. Associated PressHis second daughter is ten years old and her name is Zhu Ae.

The information about the girl will be presented to a closed-door parliamentary committee by a source from South Korea’s secret service, the news agency said.

Close relatives of the Kim dynasty, which has ruled the country since 1940, are rarely heard of. The press speculated that the autocratic leader married Ri Sol Ju in 2009 and that they have three children: the eldest is a boy and is close to 13 years old. Age, Ju A, 10 years old, third daughter, close to 6 years old.

This type of information is neither verified nor denied by the country’s information services, as they have a policy of “not confirming or denying the contents of personal briefings made to Parliament”. AP🇧🇷

But why is the daughter introduced now? Why this event?

There are many theories that try to explain why Kim’s daughter appeared now, all related to the image the leader wants to send to the world and the future of the country at this time. There are experts who believe that this is a way to prepare the world and the country for a woman in power, a successor; Others claim that it must prove to be an ordinary family; And there are still theories about the leader’s power and how these types of weapons can cross generations.

Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies, believes, “By showing some quality time with his daughter, he (Kim) seemed to want to show how good and stable his family is. A leader for the common people,” he told Global News. The girl is in the Kim lineage. The President explained that the pictures seem to prove an important member.

Shreyas Reddy, an American website dedicated exclusively to what is happening in North Korea, NK News, explains to the Washington Post that this moment stands out because “it was introduced to the country, and the world in general, in such an important event as the launch of North Korea’s largest missile.” But he says, “at this early stage we cannot say for sure what the objective is”.

Sokeel Park, national director of the NGO Liberty in North Korea, says it may be more than just a presentation. “Despite the strong patriarchal culture in Korean history and in humanity in general, I think they can override the patriarchy by bloodline, just as queens gain power through royal families.”