THREAD: Doctor rumors on KJU's status circulating on Chinese-language social media for a few days now. The doctors cited as sources in two different accounts MAY indicate leaks coming from the medical community, not politicians/bureaucrats/intelligence. Again, all ~ just rumors ~

1. Light screengrab text:

突发消息 : 金正恩与2020.4.22已经去世 ! 中国专家组宋涛带队50人了8分钟赶到 ! 金与正会成为朝鲜最高领袖 , 担任女摄政王 。

请问消息来源 ?

一位部队医院的退休心内科主任， 院长转给我的

2. English 1/2:

Breaking news: KJU on 2020.4.22 has passed away! A Chinese specialist team led by Song Tao with 50 people arrived 8 minutes [too late]! Kim Yo Jong will become the leader of North Korea and serve as female regent.

What's the source?

3. English 2/2:

A military hospital's retired head of cardiology, the dean gave it to me.

[Note: This "military hospital" detail aligns with other rumors on a team sent from Beijing's 301 Military Hospital.]

4. Dark screengrab text:

A: 金正恩呼吸心跳已停了 !

B: 消息可靠吗 ?

A: 絕對可靠 , 我從去朝鮮參加金正恩會诊的醫生那得到的消息 ，否則不敢發【note: Traditional text w/ weird 诊】

B: 应准确无误了 ! 世事无常 !

5. English:

A: KJU's breathing and heart has stopped!

B: Is the news reliable?

A: Absolutely reliable, I got the news from a doctor who went to NK to participate in KJU's examination, otherwise I wouldn't dare send

B: It should be accurate! Worldly things are impermanent!

6. A note here that A seems to be writing in Traditional (used by HK, Taiwan, diaspora and the elderly) and B is in Simplified (used by those educated after 50s/60s, official mainland script). This is interesting that a "insider Chinese" source would use Traditional.

7. Credit where credit is due, I got these particular screengrabs from @liushihui. 多谢！ https://twitter.com/liushihui/status/1253437483989135360

8. These rumors are similar in content to @Reuters' latest report: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics-exclusive/exclusive-china-sent-team-including-medical-experts-to-advise-on-north-koreas-kim-sources-say-idUSKCN2263DW

9. Plenty more Chinese 'doctor rumors' don't cite sources. In all of them, a Chinese doctor team arrives to advise/save/are too late to save KJU. One of them even says NK doctors failed because they were too nervous to operate on KJU. Again, ~ no sources ~ https://twitter.com/lydiazhj/status/1253051201479827456?s=20

10. Last one! If you liked this thread, I also did another on KJU status rumors citing a "Hong Kong source:"

The rumor got some pickup from outlets that cited her 'confirming' KJU's death. She comes across as very confident and her uncle is well-placed: https://twitter.com/minchaochoy/status/1253843683130171392