Kim Jong-un’s ‘most beloved child’ will be his successor: Expert

Kim Jong-un and his daughter Ju Ae with scientists, engineers and military officials involved in the test of a new ballistic missile. - AP

SEOUL (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): If a Korean king has several children, he will appoint his “most beloved one” as the crown prince.

In the same vein, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have chosen his second child - nine-year-old Ju Ae - as his successor, and is paving the way for her to ascend the throne in due course, according to an analysis by leading North Korea expert Cheong Seong-chang of South Korea-based The Sejong Institute think-tank.