http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2146993/donald-trump-called-south-korean-leader-advice-kim
Hearing that China has poisoned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un against him, Trump also attempted to extend an olive branch to President Xi Jinping by offering to ease sanctions on Chinese telecoms company ZTE, a second source said. North Korea demands Seoul return waitress ‘defectors’ from China.
The moves come with just over three weeks to go before Trump is to meet Kim in Singapore on June 12 in a summit that Pyongyang has threatened to pull out of.