China sending top envoy to North Korea, week after Trump visit pushing for action

US, China pledge to work together to denuclearize NKorea

President Xi lavished a red-carpet treatment for Trump, while Trump praised the Chinese president for help on the rogue regime; Kevin Corke has the roundup for ‘Special Report.’

China is sending a high-level special envoy to North Korea. The move follows President Donald Trump’s visit to China last week, where he pushed Beijing to use its influence to pressure Kim Jong Un into stopping his nuclear war threats.

China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday that Song Tao, director of the ruling Communist Party’s International Liaison Department, would travel to North Korea on Friday.

The announcement did not mention Trump or the U.S.

China remains the sole protector of the North Korean regime, a relationship that has been a source of friction between officials in Washington and Beijing. Trump has previously criticized China, saying its leaders were not using their influence in Pyongyang to help the U.S. convince North Korea to tone down its rhetoric and end its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

“North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success,” the president said in September.

Following last week’s meetings — which were part of Trump’s five-nation Asia tour — the president sounded optimistic in a Twitter message.

“President Xi of China has stated that he is upping the sanctions against #NoKo. Said he wants them to denuclearize. Progress is being made,” the president tweeted.

Song would become the first high-level Chinese official to visit North Korea since October 2015, when a member of the Communist Party Politburo committee met with Kim.

The International Liaison Department, in charge of the Chinese communist party’s relations with foreign political parties, has effectively taken the lead in conducting China’s diplomacy with North Korea, Reuters reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Cards Against Humanity takes aim at Trump’s proposed border wall

The popular party game Cards Against Humanity said they have purchased a piece of property along the Mexican border and will use it to prevent President Trump’s proposed wall.

The game announced a holiday promotion on Tuesday that gives players a map of the border location along with other gifts for $15.

“We’ve purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built,” the company said.

Along with an “illustrated map of the land,” the game makers said they will send players new cards for the game along with other “surprises.”

President had promised to build a wall along the Mexican border during the 2016 presidential campaign — and make Mexico pay for it.

The administrations has so far managed to make a number wall prototypes.

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