1/25/23, 3:14 AM Kim Jong Un has started his succession planning - Nikkei Asia https://asia-nikkei-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/Opinion/Kim-Jong-Un-has-started-his-succession-planning 1/5 OPINION North Korean leader seeks to make sure heir's authority will be accepted Seong-Hyon Lee January 25, 2023 17:00 JST Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae with scientists, engineers and military officials involved in the test-firing of the Hwasong-17 missile: The North Korean leader may have a reason to reveal a possible successor early. © KCNA/Reuters Seong-Hyon Lee is a senior fellow at the George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.- China Relations in Houston, Texas. Until now, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kept his private life very private. But unexpectedly, his daughter Kim Ju Ae has made three public appearances over the past two months.