Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Donald Trump that Beijing opposes any action on the Korean Peninsula that goes against UN Security Council resolutions.

The phone call between the two leaders came as Chinese media reported on a rift between Beijing and Pyongyang, with North Korean state media criticising China as "dancing to the tune of the US".

Mr Trump held separate telephone conversations with Mr Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday as tension grew on the Korean Peninsula ahead of the 85th anniversary of North Korea's military on Tuesday, which could prompt a new nuclear test.

Mr Abe said he had "high regard for President Trump's ability to use actions and words to show that all options are on the table", Japanese media reported.