North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing along with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, to attend China’s largest-ever military parade.The “Victory Day” parade on Wednesday will see him rub shoulders with China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other world leaders.Photos showed Kim stepping off his armoured train at Beijing Railway Station accompanied by his daughter. South Korea’s spy agency has previously said she was Kim’s “most likely” successor.Xi is hosting the parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the formal surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War Two.Kim crossed into China on Tuesday onboard his train, which is said to include a restaurant serving fine French wines and dishes like fresh lobster. He left Pyongyang on Monday, but the train’s heavy protection means it travels slowly.Miss Kim has appeared in public frequently alongside her father since she made her debut in November 2022. Details about her are very limited, however.There are conflicting reports regarding her age. In 2023, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it believed she was around 10 years old.The Chinese parade comes at a significant moment for Xi as seeks to assert Beijing’s economic and diplomatic might on the international stage. As Donald Trump’s tariffs destabilised the global trade order, Xi endeavoured to cast China as a stable trading partner.The parade in Beijing represents a chance for Xi to showcase his country’s growing ability to rival the US in any conflict.The 70-minute event is likely to feature China’s latest weaponry, including hundreds of aircraft, tanks and anti-drone systems – the first time its military’s new force structure is being fully showcased in a parade.Xi will stand shoulder to shoulder with Kim and Russia’s Putin, in an apparent show of solidarity with both aggressors in the Ukraine war. Kim has supplied both weapons and troops to Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Februa …
