Foreign media are reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is believed to be visiting to China.

AFP quoted an official with a tourism agency in Dandong City on the North Korea-China border as saying that the reclusive North Korean leader arrived in China early Monday.

In a breaking news report, Japan’s Kyodo News said a special train likely to be carrying Kim passed through the northeastern Chinese port city of Dalian en route to Beijing.

Chinese media have yet to issue any comments regarding the reports.