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Former U.S. Secretary of State and former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has stated that threats by President Donald Trump to start a war with North Korea are "dangerous and short-sighted" and that they are more favourable to North Korea rather than the U.S.

The former U.S. Secretary of State also beckoned on China, North Korea's biggest ally to take a "more outfront role" in enforcing the UN sanctions imposed on North Korea with the aim of curbing their nuclear and missile development programme.

"There is no need for us to be bellicose and aggressive (over North Korea)," said Clinton at a forum in the South Korean capital Seoul, stressing the need for greater pressure on North Korea and diplomacy to bring Pyongyang to talks.

"Picking fights with Kim Jong Un puts a smile on his face," Clinton said, without mentioning Trump by name.

Clinton also indirectly referred to Trump's comments towards North Korea on social media, saying "the insults on Twitter have benefited North Korea, I don't think they've benefited the United States".