{"id":30221,"date":"2026-02-21T09:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30221"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:08:40","slug":"reflections-as-kim-jong-un-grooms-daughter-to-rule-a-chinese-princess-whose-ambition-backfired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30221","title":{"rendered":"Reflections | As Kim Jong-un grooms daughter to rule, a Chinese princess whose ambition backfired"},"content":{"rendered":"


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South Korea\u2019s intelligence agency has signalled what could be a historic turn in North Korea\u2019s dynastic politics.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers were recently told that supreme leader Kim Jong-un\u2019s teenage daughter, whose name is widely believed to be Kim Ju-ae, is being positioned as his likely successor. If confirmed, the move would extend the Kim family\u2019s rule into a fourth generation and, more strikingly, elevate a girl within a rigidly patriarchal society and political system.<\/p>\n

Her public profile has risen steadily. She first drew attention at a long-range missile test in 2022 and has since appeared beside her father at military parades, weapons inspections and diplomatic engagements, including a high-profile visit to Beijing in 2025.<\/p>\n

This year, her presence with her parents at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun \u2013 the mausoleum of her grandfather and great-grandfather, North Korea\u2019s founding leaders \u2013 intensified speculation that she is being groomed for succession. Pyongyang has never formally named an heir, but symbolism in the secretive regime is rarely accidental.<\/p>\n

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Kim Jong-un, his wife Ri Sol-ju (in grey jacket) and their daughter Kim Ju-ae (centre) visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to mark the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, on January 1, 2026. Photo: KCNA via Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Were she to inherit power, she would not be the first woman to stand at the apex of an East Asian state, but history offers few precedents.<\/p>\n

In China\u2019s long imperial past, only one woman ruled in her own right: Empress Wu Zetian. Reigning from 690 to 705<\/span>, she overturned convention to proclaim herself huangdi<\/em>, or emperor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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