It has been two weeks since Kim Jong-Un last appeared in state-run North Korean television. For the first time ever, he also missed the celebration of his grandfather Kim Il Sung's birthday on April 15. It is one of the country's most important celebrations.

Now, sources tell Reuters that China should have sent a delegation with, among other things, medical personnel to the closed country. According to the sources, they will investigate Kim Jong-Un. What the dictator should have suffered, however, is not clear.

Contradictory information

Speculation about what has happened has been contradictory. According to sources at CNN earlier this week, the dictator should have been in a critical condition after undergoing cardiac surgery. South Korean media also reported that he had been operated on. But the data was faded by the South Korean government, which then emphasized that they had not seen any unexpected developments in North Korea. And the US military also stressed that they had no information to indicate that he was ill.

As late as Friday, a South Korean source told Reuters that Kim Jong-Un is alive and expected to appear in public soon.