China sends medical experts to North Korean to help leader Kim Jong Un

Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is said to be in a critical condition following a medical procedure, according to news reports on Tuesday

But reports have it that the government of China has sent a team of medical experts and diplomats to North Korea to see how they can help the ailing .

The Chinise team led by a senior official from the Chinese Communist Party’s International Liaison left Beijing for North Korea on Thursday.

U.S. network CNN cited an intelligence source as saying that Kim was “in grave danger after a surgery”.

But President Trump said he didn’t believe reports that Kim is gravely ill

“I think the report was incorrect,” the president said during Thursday’s daily White House briefing, adding that he had heard it was based on “old documents.”

The online newspaper Daily NK in South Korea, which specialises in news from North Korea, claimed on Tuesday that Kim was undergoing treatment after a reported cardiovascular system procedure on April 12.

However, the president’s office in Seoul could not confirm the reports, saying that there were no indications that Kim was suffering serious health problems.

There were also no indications of any “unusual activities” in North Korea.

South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it could not initially comment on the reports.

There was no official comment from North Korea.

The secretive state is not in the habit of disclosing information about its leader, whose age is estimated at 36 in South Korea, or his family.

There was speculation on the state of the North Korean leader’s health after he missed celebrations marking his grandfather Kim Il Sung’s birthday on April 15.

Kim had attended a key party meeting in the capital Pyongyang on April 11.