A conflict between the US and China "would cost countless lives and produce an economic shock magnitudes larger than that caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine", a leading expert has claimed.
The two countries narrowly avoided a collision on Saturday after the Pentagon released footage of a Chinese ship sharply cutting across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the US vessel to slow down.
The Chinese navy ship executed an "unsafe" manoeuvre in the Taiwan after crossing in front of an American destroyer.
