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North Korea Releases Photos of Kim Ju-ae on Beijing Trip as Kim Returns to Pyongyang

State media framing points to succession signaling through Ju-ae’s prominent placement.

This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 5, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (C) and his daughter Ju-ae on his private train as he visited Beijing to attend China's military parade earlier this week. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
This image, captured from footage of North Korea's state-run TV station aired on Sept. 6, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (C) and his daughter, Ju-ae, visiting the North Korean Embassy in Beijing during his trip to China earlier this week. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Rodong Sinmun reported on its front page that Kim Jong-un arrived in Pyongyang on Friday after traveling by private armored train.
  • The Korean Central Broadcasting Station announced the return in its 6 a.m. Saturday radio broadcast.
  • KCNA issued a brief dispatch Friday night with images showing Kim’s daughter stepping off the train immediately behind him at a Pyongyang station.
  • Another state photo showed Ju-ae beside Kim inside his private train with senior officials, including Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, in the same carriage.
  • The five-day visit, Kim’s first to China since 2019, featured his attendance at a large military parade with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin as well as separate talks with both leaders before he left Beijing on Thursday night.