US presidential candidate Joe Biden's foreign policy adviser has backed Australia blocking Chinese business acquisitions and called on the Morrison government to increase defence spending to help limit China's rise.
In a sign American pressure to push back against China will continue whether Donald Trump or a Democrat wins the November 2020 presidential election, Nicholas Burns said in Canberra that Australia must play a "bigger role" standing up to China in the Indo-Pacific.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
