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Rumors of Kim Jong-un's death have been reported many times in the past, but all were later confirmed to be false reports.
Recently, the news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un passed away due to severe cerebral hemorrhage has gone viral on the Internet. US President Trump, who had previously vowed to have the opportunity to meet Kim Jong-un at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit next month, suddenly became conservative when asked about this question in a recent interview, and only replied "I don't know." Although news of Kim Jong-un's death has been reported many times in the past, and it was soon confirmed that the news was false, Trump's response triggered speculation from the outside world.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, there have been rumors on X recently that Kim Jong-un lost consciousness due to severe cerebral hemorrhage and was sent to Peking Union Medical College Hospital where rescue efforts failed and died. His body has been secretly transported back to North Korea, and the news of his death has been blocked. Xie Wanjun, a Chinese dissident living in the United States who first broke the news, claimed that Beijing specially dispatched 9,000 People's Liberation Army troops to Pyongyang to prevent unrest, and that the northern theater has been placed on high alert and officers and soldiers on leave have been recalled.
Subsequently, international media such as the New York Post in the United States, The Sun in the United Kingdom, and the Economic Times in India reported on this social rumor. However, these claims never provided medical records, images, or substantive evidence, and international mainstream media also characterized them as unconfirmed speculations.
At present, the North Korean official has not directly issued a statement to refute it, but the official media "Korean Central News Agency" released the latest photos today (20th), reporting that Kim Jong-un, his wife Ri Sol-ju, and his daughter Kim Ju-ae went to Pyongyang yesterday (19th) to inspect the "National Clothing and Footwear Exhibition". In the photo, Kim Jong-un looks natural and behaves normally. The outside world generally interprets this as a "rumor-refuting photo" deliberately released by the North Korean official. In addition, officials from South Korea's foreign affairs and security departments also stated that they have not received any information to support relevant rumors.
However, when Trump was asked during an interview at the White House on the 19th whether there would be a "Trump-Kim meeting" at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China in November, his response triggered speculation. Unlike last Monday (12th), when he vowed to have a chance to meet with Kim Jong-un, Trump replied yesterday, "I don't know, I'm not sure," with obvious reservations.

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