Whitehead Bloodline
In the north, leadership has always been a family affair. Except for her brother, Kim Yo-jung is now the highest-ranking member of the “Baikou descent”-this is the northern term for the brothers and sisters’ grandfather Kim Il Sung and his descendants. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it has led nuclear-armed countries.
when Kim Jong Un It disappeared from public view for a few weeks last year, which sparked wild speculation about his health and who might succeed him.
Analysts say that Kim Yoo’s portrayal in the official media may be to enhance her credibility in the eyes of the North Korean military and other hawks.
But when the official Rodong Sinmun published the portraits of eight newly appointed SAC members on Thursday, she stood out as the only woman and young woman among them.
Park Won-geun, a professor of Korean studies at Ewha Womans University, said that given North Korea’s social and political structure, it would be “very difficult” for Kim Jong-un to designate his sister as his successor, “even though she is a member of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Baekto City descent”.
