Kim Jong Un set foot in Beijing on Tuesday for his first visit to China in years, accompanied by his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, also thought to be his successor , per South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS).

The young girl is believed to be around 12 or 13, and her debut appearance outside of her home country signals a possible role as North Korea’s heir-in-waiting, a parenting expert suspects.

She was first publicly introduced in North Korea in 2022.

Dressed in a smart black suit, Kim Ju Ae followed her father as they were welcomed by Communist Party officials ahead of China’s military parade , marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.

On Wednesday, she may stand alongside Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping.

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