washington/beijing president donald trump warn wednesday unite state would long tolerate north korea action say use military force pyongyang first choice comment appear line classify brief congress trump top national security aid defense secretary jim mattis secretary state rex tillerson dan coat director national intelligence stress search diplomatic solution crisis lawmakers say senior administration official meanwhile say white house set aside consideration exit free trade pact south korea move contemplate trump could complicate relations seoul flurry phone call world leaders days north korea sixth powerful nuclear test trump chinese president xi jinping commit take action goal achieve denuclearization korean peninsula white house say president xi would like something see whether put happen north korea trump tell reporters though offer specifics believe president xi agree 100 percent add ask whether consider military response north korea trump say certainly first choice see happen xi pressure trump help curb north korea nuclear missile program tell u.s. president 45-minute call north korean issue must resolve dialogue consultation focus negotiations china north korea main trade partner contrast trump assertions last days time talk north korea press instead increase international pressure pyongyang unite state south korea ask unite nations consider tough new sanction north korea nuclear test sunday pyongyang say advance hydrogen bomb late wednesday u.s. treasury secretary steve mnuchin indicate u.n. security council fail approve sufficiently strong measure trump could authorize impose sanction country entity trade north korea believe need economically cut north korea mnuchin tell reporters aboard air force one fly back north dakota trump give speech tax reform executive order prepare ready go president authorize put sanction anybody trade north korea mnuchin say trump would consider order appropriate time give u.n. time act provide detail include whether trump would consider slap sanction china north korea large trade partner russian president vladimir putin insist wednesday resolve north korean nuclear crisis impossible sanction pressure alone putin meet south korea moon jae-in sideline economic summit eastern russian city vladivostok amid mount international concern neighbor plan weapons test include possibly long-range missile launch weekend anniversary putin echo world leaders denounce north korea late nuclear bomb test sunday say russia recognize nuclear status pyongyang missile nuclear program crude violation u.n. security council resolutions undermine non-proliferation regime create threat security northeastern asia putin say news conference time clear impossible resolve problem korean peninsula sanction pressure say headway could make without political diplomatic tool putin say moon take office year advocate policy pursue engagement north korea come increase pressure take hard line ask unite nations consider tough new sanction north korea late nuclear test unite state want security council impose oil embargo north korea ban country export textiles hire north korean laborers abroad subject leader kim jong un asset freeze travel ban accord draft resolution see reuters wednesday diplomats say u.n. security council could also consider bar country airline ask russia actively cooperate time inevitable north korea oil supply cut least moon tell putin accord readout south korean official putin say north korea would give nuclear program matter tough sanction north korea develop nuclear capabilities condemn worry cut oil pipeline harm regular people like hospitals putin say accord south korean presidential official russia export crude oil north korea tiny 40,000 tonnes year putin say comparison china provide 520,000 tonnes crude year accord industry source last year china ship 96,000 tonnes gasoline almost 45,000 tonnes diesel north korea use across economy fishermen farmers truckers military trump british prime minister theresa may agree telephone call tuesday china must persuade north korea cease missile test spokesman may say sanction do little stop north korea boost nuclear missile capacity face trump vow stop able hit u.s. mainland nuclear weapon china russia advocate freeze freeze plan unite state south korea stop major military exercise exchange north korea halt weapons program neither side will budge north korea say need develop weapons defend see u.s. aggression south korea unite state technically still war north korea 1950-53 korean conflict end truce peace treaty china object military drill deployment south korea advance u.s. missile defense system radar see deep chinese territory south korea defence ministry say four remain batteries terminal high altitude area defense thaad system would deploy golf course south country thursday two thaad batteries already instal graphic nuclear north korea click trump say u.s. 'putting north korea 's action