China's Defence Ministry said its forces on the border with North Korea were maintaining a state of normal combat preparedness and training.
On Thursday, a day after North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister said Pyongyang would test missiles weekly and use nuclear weapons if threatened, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu said Beijing was "gravely concerned" about North Korea's recent nuclear and missile activities.
Tensions have been on a knife edge on the peninsula amid tit-for-tat saber rattling from Pyongyang and Washington and a major military parade in North Korea, during which several potential new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were unveiled, and a failed missile launch.
The official said the U.S. has also seen an extraordinary number of Chinese military aircraft being brought up to full readiness through intensified maintenance.
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US and South Korean officials have been saying for weeks that the North could soon stage another nuclear test in violation of United Nations sanctions, something the United States, China and others have warned against.
"Nobody thinks the Chinese are going to press North Korea militarily or bring the regime to its knees, but the strategy looks to China to find a political solution more than anything else", one senior administration official said. Not North Korea, Korea.
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Seoul has long anxious about losing its voice in worldwide efforts to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat - something local media have termed "Korea Passing".
Korea has never been a part of China. Seoul and Beijing are also bickering over plans to deploy in South Korea an advanced USA missile defence system that China sees as a security threat.
It's estimated that some 85% of North Korea's economic trade is dependent on China.
"We are closely watching the situation", he said, adding that South Korea would not let its guard down.
"I can only say that via deep communications between China and the U.S. at various levels including at the highest levels, the USA now has an even fuller and more correct understanding of China's policy and position and has a more rounded understanding of China's efforts", Lu said.
Lu also praised recent United States statements about "using whatever peaceful means possible to resolve the (Korean) Peninsula nuclear issue".
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