Possible succession hint as Kim Jong Un brings daughter on trip to China

Kim Jong Un has taken his daughter on the high profile diplomatic trip to China (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his young daughter on the diplomatic trip to China – fuelling speculation that she is being groomed as his likely successor.

The girl is believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and is 12 or 13 years old. Not much else is known about her.