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Will this 13-year-old girl be the next dictator of North Korea?

People watch a North Korean military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of its armed forces at the Seoul Railway Station on February 9, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea. | Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images In the last few years, there has been a notable shift in the state propaganda coming out of North Korea. A young girl — maybe 13 or so — has become a fixture at most major state events. Before an intercontinental ballistic missile launch, she can be seen side by side with her father, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, inspecting that missile. At some of the country’s massive military parades...