India, June 8 -- A top expert on China has warned that Fusarium graminearum, a fungus feared to have been smuggled into the US by two Chinese nationals, poses a potential agroterrorism threat, saying that the country could be hit by "something worse" than Covid.

According to an FBI criminal complaint, 34-year-old Zunyong Liu, a researcher in China, brought the fungus into the US in July 2024 while visiting his girlfriend, 33-year-old Yunqing Jian.

Gordon G Chang, the author of 'China Is Going To War', has suggested catastrophic consequences if the US does not sever relations with China over the incident.

"The only way to stop this is to sever relations with China. And I know people think that's drastic, but we are being overwhelmed. We...