North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Seoul … News Time
News of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s death has gone viral after a serious illness the South Korean government has claimed that the head of the neighboring country is not only alive but also in better health. The South Korean explanation comes at a time when rumors of Kim Jong Un’s death were circulating on April 24 and 25. Rumors of Kim Jong Un’s death spread when an American journalist claimed in a tweet that a TV channel in the Chinese state of Hong Kong claimed that the North Korean leader had died.
The New York Post quoted a Hong Kong TV channel as saying that Kim Jong Un had died after a long illness. The New York Post also quoted a Japanese magazine report as saying that Kim Jong Un did not die but was in poor health. Earlier, reports of Kim Jong Un’s serious illness and mental paralysis or death were circulating. News of Kim Jong Un’s serious illness began to spread after April 15, when he was not seen at his father’s birthday party. Reuters reported on April 22 that Kim Jong Un had been seriously ill for the past two weeks and some reports claimed that he had become mentally paralyzed. News of Kim Jong Un’s serious illness intensified this month when North Korean newspapers reported that Kim Jong Un did not appear at his father’s birthday party on April 15.
According to two North Korean news websites, Kim Jong Un’s health deteriorated earlier this month and he underwent heart surgery on April 12. As a result, he moved from his official residence to another residence in the mountains, where his condition worsened. Following the news, the Chinese government sent a medical team to North Korea before April 25. Chinese officials confirmed on April 25 that a medical team had been dispatched a few days earlier following reports of Kim Jong Un’s condition, but Chinese officials did not comment on the North Korean leader’s health. Although US President Donald Trump said in a statement after the news broke that he hoped Kim Jong Un would be healthy, he did not speak openly about his health. A week after reports of Kim Jong Un’s serious illness, South Korean officials have now made it clear that the North Korean leader is in good health.
The US broadcaster Fox News reported that Moon Chung-in, the foreign affairs adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, claimed that the North Korean leader was alive. The South Korean president’s adviser briefly but unequivocally dismissed rumors circulating about the North Korean leader’s health, saying Kim Jong Un was healthy. On the other hand, the British newspaper The Guardian also reported that the train used by the North Korean leader was seen near his residence. Earlier, the train used by him was missing, but now the US satellite monitoring North Korea has confirmed that the train used by Kim Jong Un was spotted near his residence.
According to the report, the train was missing after April 12, but now with the presence of this train, it is believed that the health of the North Korean leader is improving. The place where the train was seen was not the official presidential palace but another place used by Kim Jong Un’s family, where there are rumors that the North Korean leader has been transferred due to ill health. In addition, Hong Kong TV channel HKSTV reported that Kim Jong Un is now in good health and thanked the officials and employees for their good services.
Kim Jong Un has been North Korea’s head of state for the past nine years. He became head of state in 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong Un. This is not the first time such contradictory news has surfaced about the 36-year-old leader, who disappeared from the media for more than a month in 2014 after reports emerged that he was not in good health. His father is also said to have fallen ill in 2008, a few years before his death, and his condition worsened in 2009, while in 2011 he suffered a heart attack during a serious illness. After becoming head of state, Kim Jong Un emerged as a tough leader on the world stage, but further strengthened ties with China while fluctuating with the United States. Kim Jong Un has visited China almost four times since 2018, with whom he has economic ties despite UN sanctions. US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met twice in 2018 and 2019 in an unconventional way to address concerns over North Korea’s nuclear system.
