Donald Trump accuses North Korea of ‘disrespecting the wishes of China’ after its latest ballistic missile test

THE US president has accused North Korea of “disrespecting the wishes of China” after its latest ballistic missile test.

Donald Trump has been calling on the Chinese to use their position as North Korea’s biggest trading partner to reign-in the rogue state.

It comes as South Korea reported Kim Jong-Un’s regime had carried out a third failed missile test.

Mr Trump tweeted: “North Korea disrespected the wishes of China & its highly respected President when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. Bad!”

The US says the rocket is likely to have been a medium-range KN-17 missile but that it failed shortly after launch - reaching 44 miles.

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said North Korea threatened world stability and called on the international community to show solidarity against Kim Jong-Un.

He said: “Despite strong warnings by the international community, North Korea today went through its ballistic missile launch.

“It is a grave threat to our country.

“This is absolutely not acceptable.

“We strongly condemn such acts.”

Mr Trump has warned there is a chance of a “major, major conflict” with North Korea due to rising tensions over its nuclear ambitions and missile tests.

The US president said he would “love to solve things diplomatically but it’s very difficult”.