Beijing — China hit back on Monday after US President Donald Trump tweeted he was "very disappointed" in China after North Korea’s latest missile test, saying the problem did not arise in China and all sides needed to work for a solution. China has become increasingly frustrated with US and Japanese criticism that it should do more to rein in Pyongyang. China is North Korea’s closest ally, but Beijing is angry with its nuclear and missile tests. North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which proved its ability to strike the US mainland, drawing a sharp warning from Trump and a rebuke from China. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with Trump on Monday and agreed on the need for more action on North Korea just hours after the US ambassador to the UN said Washington was "done talking about North Korea". A White House statement said the two leaders "agreed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threa...
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