BEIJING, October 24. /TASS/. No heightened security measures are in place near the DPRK Embassy in the Beijing, a TASS correspondent reported.

Earlier, some Western media outlets reported, citing their own sources, that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had arrived in China for a visit.

No police patrols or other security personnel were spotted near the diplomatic mission, which is located near the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Members of the People’s Armed Police guarding the embassy requested that passersby refrain from taking photographs of the gates and the building.

Renovation work is underway on one of the buildings within the diplomatic compound, with scaffolding visible near the southwestern wing.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has not yet responded to a TASS request for comment on the reports.

Kim Jong Un paid an official visit to China in September 2025 to participate in commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Prior to that, the North Korean leader visited China in 2019.