Seoul/BEIJING - leader of North Korea's Kim Jong-il sent his younger son and heir of the ruling dynasty on public his first visit to China Friday, media said, a trip seen as an attempt to evoke his position with only powerful benefactor of the secret state.
Kim Jong-un, believed to be in the late 20s, arrived by train in Tumen, in northeastern Jilin province, China South Korean media reported. An official in Seoul, news agency Yonhap said it was unlikely to go to Beijing.
The reclusive North Korea prepares for a third generation of the Kim family rule, with the inexperienced Kim ready to take over from his father as next head of autocratic state.
Analysts say the succession process, that is are quick to last September because of the bad health of Kim Jong-il, has probably slowed in recent months due to the apparent improvement of the leader of 69 State.
Of the Korea of southern spy agency was awaiting the visit for months. The media said the trip would probably be to focus on the development of economic ties between the two neighbours and can understand visits to projects on their border.
Paik Hak-soon, Director of the Center for studies North Korean Sejong Institute in South Korea, said that Kim young trip was motivated politically and economically.
"First it aims to demonstrate and to establish itself as the successor." Second, it must make economic achievements because of the economic difficulties of North Korea, "he says.
The site Web of Chosun Ilbo said that Kim might stay to attend an inauguration ceremony of the two development projects on the border of North Korea and China at the end of the month.
A construction project, develop an island called Hwanggumpyong in the lower reaches of the Tumen River begins May 28 and the construction of roads linking Hunchun in China and Rajin-Sonbong in Northern Korea, May 30 said the paper.
Korea of the South and the Chinese Government representatives could not immediately confirm the visit.
Korea of the North has significantly increased its economic cooperation with China over the past two years to circumvent international sanctions for its nuclear tests and missiles in 2009.
In 2010, trade between China and the Korea of the North was $ 3.5 billion, up 29.6% of 2009, according to Chinese customs statistics. Imports from China of Northern Korea in 2010 has increased from 50.6% to $ 1.2 billion and its exports to the North Korea grew up 20.8% to $ 2.3 billion.
Korea of the North was more pressed by tougher sanctions South Korea and the United States, following two attacks on the peninsula last year that killed 50 South Koreans.
Zhang Liangui, expert in Korea from the North to the Central Party school in Beijing which forms China's leaders, said that if confirmed, Kim trip was intended to extract more aid and support of China.
But Zhang said that Kim Jong-UN would not be to forge details of any new agreements with China. "Kim Jong-UN would not understand this kind of thing.". It would not have deciding authority on this either. ?
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The youngest of three sons of the leader, little is known about Kim, not even his age. He was probably born in 1984.
After studies in Switzerland, he thinks to speak English and German and has a striking resemblance to his grandfather, the founder, Kim Il-sung North.
Analysts say two attacks on the peninsula last year, were denied by the Korea of the North, were designed to win the support of the army for the continuation of the dynastic rule and noted the intention of maintaining military political State.
Experts say that the young Kim will probably follow the same militaristic path, to maintain a strong grip on the larger world of armies and pressing on with a programme of nuclear weapons to international outrage.
The Chosun Ilbo reported that Kim was accompanied by his uncle and minder, Jang Song-thaek, who last year was promoted to the powerful national defence Commission.
Many analysts have taken the promotion of the Jang to be an attempt to establish a mechanism for the eventual succession, with Jang as Regent while his nephew establishes itself in power.
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