North Korea's Supreme Leader/dictator Kim Jong-unhas reportedly died, or is on his death bed with no hope for recuperation -- according to media outlets in China and Japan.
Amid reports China has sent a medical team to their communist
neighbors this week to check in/advise on Kim, a Hong Kong-backed news
channel's vice director -- who's apparently the niece of a Chinese
foreign minister -- blasted out the news herself ... he's dead. TMZ has not confirmed that.
The woman put the report on a social media app called Weibo for
her nearly 15 million followers to read, citing a "very solid source"
about the claim Kim had, in fact, perished. A Japanese magazine reports
he's in a "vegetative state" after a heart surgery gone wrong.
The outlet reports -- citing a Chinese medical expert privy to
the situation -- that Kim had clutched his chest in early April and fell
down while visiting the countryside there. He needed a stent procedure
done, but apparently ... it either wasn't done rapidly enough, or it was
botched completely by the surgeon -- with some reports saying he had
shaky hands.
There's a lot of rumors swirling about the guy's condition --
and the fact is ... he hasn't made any major public appearances looking
to be okay in several weeks now. About a week or so ago, CNN reported
Kim was in "grave danger" after a medical procedure.
President Trump has downplayed the reports and has refused to elaborate -- but it looks like KJU's sister, Kim Yo-jong,
might be getting set up to possibly replace him as Supreme Leader ...
reports say she was recently re-promoted to a prominent position of
power there.
Here's another point ... Saturday marks a major military
anniversary in North Korea, where they celebrate the founding of the
Korean People's Army in 1932 -- something they hype annually with a
parade, and one in which Kim might normally make an appearance.
International reporters on the ground say if Kim was doing
alright and not on death's doorstep, he and his team would figure out a
way for him to show up to squash the rumors.
If he doesn't, it's probably not a good sign ... almost all but confirming something is wrong.
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