Kim Jong-un Dead? Claims About Sister, Chinese Troops Fuel North Korean Succession Rumours

Rumours about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's death have been circulating on social media, with claims that his sister, Kim Yo-jong, has taken control of the regime and that China has deployed 9,000 troops to Pyongyang amid fears of a succession crisis. Wanjun Xie, chairman of the China Democracy Party (CDP), made the allegations in a social media post. He claimed that Kim Jong-un suffered a severe cerebral haemorrhage, fell into a coma and later died after undergoing emergency medical treatment.

Xie also alleged that Kim Yo-jong had assumed control instead of Kim Jong-un's daughter, Kim…