Trump’s plea to China: ‘End this nonsense’

President Trump reacted to North Korea’s latest missile test by ripping Kim Jong Un and urging China to “end this nonsense once and for all.”

Trump tweeted after the Pentagon confirmed the test took place — but before North Korea’s claim that it was an intercontinental missile.

Still, Trump’s irritation at what has been a long series of missile and nuclear tests was clear.

“North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” Trump tweeted. “Hard to believe that South Korea ... and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!”

North Korea’s Academy of Defense Science said its test of an intercontinental Hwasong-14 missile marked the “final step” in creating a nuclear state capable of striking anywhere in the world.

In January, Pyongyang claimed it was close to developing missiles capable of delivering a nuclear blow to the U.S.

Trump dismissed the claim then on Twitter: “North Korea claims that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won’t happen!”

After Tuesday’s test, Russia and China issued a joint statement reiterating their proposal that North Korea declare a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests — and the U.S. and South Korea temporarily refrain from large-scale military exercises in the region.

The U.S. has routinely rejected that proposal.