US prepared to go solo against North Korea: Trump

President Donald Trump has warned that the US is prepared to bypass China and other allies of North Korea if they do not act appropriately to "solve" the issue of Kim Jong-un's regime.

The secretive Asian state has repeatedly ignored sanctions from the United Nations to roll back its nuclear programme, while China has remained firm in its support for its ally.

In an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, Trump said that the growing nuclear threat from North Korea cannot be allowed to go on forever.

"If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you," Trump told the FT.

Trump will welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida later this week to discuss several issues, including North Korea and the South China Sea conflict.

The former reality television star was asked about how he would approach North Korea in the event of continued support from China, responding that he would not give any further details.

"I'm not going to tell you. You know, I am not the United States of the past where we tell you where we are going to hit in the Middle East."

"China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won’t. And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don’t it won’t be good for anyone," he added.

In reference to Brexit, Trump praised the work of both the British government and the European Union, and commented that the departure would lead to a positive outcome for all involved.

Trump's comments come ahead of another key week for the fledgling commander-in-chief, with his meeting with Xi accompanied by the release of Federal Reserve minutes release and US jobs figures being published.

"This week will be all about reappraisal of the Trump trade into the new quarter and whether sufficient optimism and momentum remains given the event risk associated with this week’s meeting between Chinese President Xi and Trump, Fed minutes this Wednesday and the US Jobs report on Friday," said Accendo Markets’ analysts Michael van Dulken and Henry Croft.