Seem like hyperbolic right why then are we leading our newscast on this night with the suggestion of this potential scenario because 2 World Leaders are coming out and saying that it is what they think could happen and these are leaders who know the region the Asian Pacific both men are all straight and both have held the position of Prime Minister let me take you through it 1st its the former Prime Minister and china scholar there is thats kevin rudd who has just penned an editorial in Foreign Affairs journal where he says the risk of Armed Conflict between the United States and china in the next 3 months. Was especially high. Then as you might expect australias current Prime Minister Scott Morrison was asked to comment on his predecessors statement and surprisingly he basically agreed morrison said that the hot war between the us and china was quote previously inconceivable not considered even possible or likely but not anymore. To australian Prime Ministers one former one present so