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CHINESE troops are reportedly learning Korean phrases ready for a possible war between the Hermit Kingdom and the US.

Soldiers stationed along Chinas border with North Korea are being taught Korean, Chinese army sources have revealed.

The guards are memorising phrases like stop and dont move or Ill shoot.

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An inside view of the Chinese military over 120 years.

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The lessons are a clear sign China fears a new Korean War is coming.

Chinas People's Liberation Army is on its second-highest alert level meaning it thinks a direct military threat is imminent.

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Korean lessons are happening throughout the Chinese-North Korea border

Reports coming out of Japan suggest China is preparing to prevent refugees crossing the border from North Korea if war with the US breaks out.

China fears a tsunami of North Koreans will flood across the Yalu River, which marks the border, if Kim Jong-uns regime crumbles or the US attacks Pyongyang.

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While tourists are free to visit the secretive state as part of strictly controlled tour groups, they are told to never take photos of soldiers by their handlers. These images taken by photographer Eric Lafforgue show the truth behind North Korean military service: a life of hard physical labour with the perks of visits to the nation's capital

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Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.

A source familiar with the PLA said: "The PLA is teaching Korean to soldiers near the North Korean border in case North Korean refugees start flocking into China if a military conflict arises between the US and North Korea.

"Korean lessons are known to be happening throughout the Chinese-North Korea border given by ethnic Koreans living in China as instructors."

China fought on North Koreas side against South Korea, the US and Britain during the Korean War in the 1950s.

There were fears China would back its communist ally if war broke out again pulling in NATO and risking a worldwide conflict.

The US used amphibious craft to invade the Korean port of Incheon in 1950. The invasion changed the course of the war, and the Americans swiftly pushed back the North Korean troops and lberated Seoul

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The invasion of Incheon looks strikingly similar to the D-Day landings

China has told all its citizens to leave North Korea in preparation for a possible conflict.

Chinese troops may be learning Korean ready to fight alongside their commie comrades, or to shout warnings to South Korean troops.

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But the phrases being learned point more to stopping people at the border.

This may be more evidence China is preparing to drop its support for Kims regime.

Since 2008, photographer Eric Lafforgue ventured to North Korea six times. Thanks to digital memory cards, he was able to save photos that was forbidden to take inside the segregated state

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Taking pictures in the DMZ is easy, but if you come too close to the soldiers, they stop you

China has threatened North Korea with more sanctions if it carries out a sixth nuclear test, after pressure from Donald Trump.

Kim flipped out at the nuclear betrayal and has threatened his former pal with grave consequences.

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