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The government issued the threat through the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) telling the Chinese government that it would not stand its hostile actions.

Among the accusations made by the North Korean government were a failure to criticise actions taken by Donald Trump’s administration, while continuing to take punitive measures against Pyongyang.

The Chinese government has imposed strict economic sanctions on the North which have hit the country hard.

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China is North Korea's biggest trade partner and the two have historically co-operated well.

But the statement said: “Not a single word about the US act of pushing the situation on the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war after introducing its hugest-ever strategic assets to our waters is made.

“But such rhetoric as ‘necessary step’ and ‘reaction at decisive level’ is openly heard from a country around the DPRK (North Korea) to intimidate it over its measures for self-defence.”

Earlier this month, it was revealed China would be sending military vehicles to North Korea's border in an effort to put the brakes on the tensions between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

“Particularly, the country is talking rubbish that the DPRK has to reconsider the importance of relations with it," the statement continued.

“If China keeps applying economic sanctions to the DPRK while dancing to the tune of the US after misjudging the will of the DPRK, it may be applauded by the enemies of the DPRK"

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“But it should get itself ready to face the catastrophic consequences to its relations with the DPRK.”

Tensions between North Korea are at an all-time high with Donald Trump's fleet currently heading for the Korean peninsula.

Vice-President Mike Pence also announced this week the US would be pressing ahead with plans to deploy the THAAD missile system to the South and even aim for an early delivery.