Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing... Why did his daughter Juae accompany him on his first overseas trip? - South Korean media

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on the 2nd to attend the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day celebrations in China. This is Kim's first visit to China in six years since January 2019.
It has been eight months since Kim's last visit to China. It has been revealed that his daughter, Jue, is accompanying him on this visit. His wife, Ri Sol-ju, has accompanied him on three previous visits to China, but this is the first time Kim has traveled abroad.
This is the first time that Yu has been accompanied by Jue. Some have interpreted Kim's visit to China as a declaration to the international community that Jue will be the next leader.
At around 9 p.m. on the same day, the Korean Central News Agency quoted the Foreign Ministry Press Office as saying that the train carrying Kim Jong-il arrived in Beijing, the capital of China, at 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. Japan time).
China's Xinhua News Agency also briefly reported the news of Kim's arrival in Beijing. At Beijing Station, the head of China's security department, the Secretary General of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of China (a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, and an official ranking official),
5) He was welcomed by key officials including Wang Yi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (also Minister of Foreign Affairs), and Yin Yong, Party Secretary of Beijing.
According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong-il met with Chinese officials on the same day and said, "I've been here for six years.
"I am pleased to have the opportunity to visit China again," he said. He also expressed his gratitude to President Xi Jinping, the Party and government, and the people for their hospitality.
Kim will attend the 80th anniversary of China's victory in the war ceremony in Beijing on the 3rd, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and others.
Meanwhile, the National Intelligence Service said on the same day, "Kim is believed to be accompanied by his daughter, Jue, on his visit to China," and "We are closely monitoring Jue's activities."