China's defence minister has said war with the US would be an "unbearable disaster" for the world in his first major speech since taking on the role. At a security summit, General Li Shangfu said "some countries" were intensifying an arms race in Asia.

Speaking at Asia's top security summit, Li Shangfu (pictured), dressed in the uniform of a PLA general, said the world was big enough for China and the US to grow together.