Prominent Australians Urge Government to Do More to Defuse US-China Tensions

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he meets with military officers stationed in north China's Tianjin Municipality ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Feb. 2, 2024.

A group of prominent Australians including former politicians, diplomats and academics have called on the government to adopt "an activist middle power role" to avert U.S.-China conflict.