Why is China sending a team of doctors to help determine Kim Jong Un's health??????? Wouldn't spies or the intelligence community be better suited for this????

China has sent a team of doctors to North Korea to help determine supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un's health status, Reuters reported on Friday. Hong Kong Satellite Television reported that Kim was dead, though there has been no confirmation from U.S. sources at this point.

"While the U.S. continues to monitor reports surrounding the health of the North Korean Supreme Leader, at this time, there is no confirmation from official channels that Kim Jong Un is deceased," a senior Pentagon official not authorized to speak on the record told Newsweek. "North Korean military readiness remains within historical norms and there is no further evidence to suggest a significant change in defensive posturing or national level leadership changes."

Kim's last confirmed public appearance was on April 11, at a politburo meeting, though state media also shared footage of him attending aerial assault drills the following day. It was his absence from April 15 Day of the Sun celebrations dedicated to his grandfather, North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, that first sparked speculation regarding his well-being.

On Monday, rumors spread that the North Korean head of state was in ill health after undergoing heart surgery on April 12, sparked by an anonymous source featured in the South Korea-based Daily NK outlet, a publication linked to a U.S. Congress-funded think tank among other institutions, along with a CNN article citing an unnamed U.S. official that said Kim was in grave danger following the operation.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-sends-doctors-north-korea-tv-report-fuels-speculation-kim-jong-un-dead-1500181

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

12. This is not true until Dennis Rodman says it is. nt

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Fri Apr 24, 2020, 11:22 PM

Apr 2020

Ahpook

(2,750 posts)

14. Fuck him

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Fri Apr 24, 2020, 11:28 PM

Apr 2020

But, would that place even change with him 6 feet under?

The populace has to want better, right?

Marcuse

(7,480 posts)

15. Is there a Nork Gorbachev in the house?

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Fri Apr 24, 2020, 11:54 PM

Apr 2020

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

16. He was seen recently at Olive Garden with Abe Vigoda.

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Sat Apr 25, 2020, 12:08 AM

Apr 2020

Xolodno

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17. I'd say the only thing reliable was the report that China sent a medical team.

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Sat Apr 25, 2020, 12:12 AM

Apr 2020

Beyond that, its all speculation.

If he did croak, think we would see more "activity" in China first. Then a ramp up on loyal military converging in the capital to mourn and be ready for any possible attempt of a coup of the dynasty.

His sister is next in line, but because of misogynist views that are still present, it may be a hard pill to swallow. But at the same time, I don't see much of a choice, Kim had China's Ace in the pocket assassinated and his eldest son, who is no doubt completely hidden now, is probably still too young to take over.

If he recovers, I suspect they will wheel him out ASAP to stop all the rumors. But his heavy drinking, eating, etc. are bound to catch up to him. He might be a "Caligula", but he has more loyal guards than Caligula had.