US President Donald Trump Saturday condemned North Korea, saying it “disrespected the wishes of China”, after Pyongyang test-fired a ballistic missile.

Writing on Twitter, the US president said Pyongyang had defied Chinese president Xi Jinping by going ahead with the launch.

“US Pacific Command detected what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 10:33am Hawaii time,PACOM spokesman Commander Dave Benham said in a statement. The ballistic missile launch occurred near the Pukchang airfield,” he added

The missile did not leave North Korean territory, the statement said.

South Korea’s military said the test of the missile took place early Saturday near Bukchang in South Pyeongan Province .