China sent medical experts to advise on Kim Jong Un's deteriorating health

An official familiar with US intelligence said that Kim was known to have health problems but they had no reason to conclude he was seriously ill

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (above), according to three people familiar with the situation.

The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader. Reuters was unable to immediately determine what the trip by the Chinese team signaled in terms of Kim’s health.

A delegation led by a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Liaison Department left Beijing for North Korea on Thursday, two of the people said. The department is the main Chinese body