Rome, 20 Oct. (LaPresse) – Wanjun Xie, a Chinese dissident living in the United States, has published a series of explosive allegations on X, claiming that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has died of a brain haemorrhage and that China has sent 9,000 soldiers to Pyongyang, fearing a succession crisis. The dissident claimed that a team of specialists from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing had been sent to North Korea to treat Kim following a severe brain haemorrhage, and that the North Korean leader had fallen into a coma before being transferred to Beijing, where doctors were reportedly unable to save him. His body was then allegedly secretly returned to North Korea. None of these claims were backed up by medical records, photographs, reliable eyewitness accounts or other independently verifiable evidence, but the story spread rapidly on social media and in some international publications, including *The Sun*. North Korea subsequently released a new set of images of Kim, which was interpreted as a gesture to prove that the leader is alive. The photos show Kim inspecting women’s footwear and clothing at a fashion fair. The photographs have not been authenticated by independent sources and it is unclear exactly when they were taken, according to the New York Post, which published the images.
North Korea: Chinese dissident raises doubts about Kim: ‘He died of a brain haemorrhage’
Rome, 20 Oct. (LaPresse) – Wanjun Xie, a Chinese dissident living in the United States, has published a series of explosive allegations on X, claiming that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has died of a brain haemorrhage and that China has sent 9,000 soldiers to Pyongyang, fearing a succession crisis. The dissident claimed that a team of specialists from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing had been sent to North Korea to treat Kim following a severe brain haemorrhage, and that the North Korean leader had fallen into a coma before being transferred to Beijing, where doctors were reportedly unable to save him. His body was then allegedly secretly returned to North Korea. None of these claims were backed up by medical records, photographs, reliable eyewitness accounts or other independently verifiable evidence, but the story spread rapidly on social media and in some international publications, including *The Sun*. North Korea subsequently released a new set of images of Kim, which was interpreted as a gesture to prove that the leader is alive. The photos show Kim inspecting women’s footwear and clothing at a fashion fair. The photographs have not been authenticated by independent sources and it is unclear exactly when they were taken, according to the New York Post, which published the images.