Kim says North Korea-China ties "special" as talks with U.S. stall

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, that relations between the two counties are "special," state-run media reported Monday.Kim's remarks to Li, carried in a report by the Korean Central News Agency, seem to suggest that he is keen to resume and promote denuclearization negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump with the backing of China to secure security guarantees from Washington.Chinese and North Korean leaders have to "more firmly and profoundly develop the special and solid DPRK-China relatio…READ FULL ARTICLE