Trump’s Pick for Australia to Focus on Defense, CCP Challenge

‘We think [the United States has] a China problem here, they got a real China problem there,’ said the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Dave Brat, dean of Liberty University's School of Business, in Washington on July 28, 2020. Brendon Fallon/The Epoch Times

Defense cooperation, Indo-Pacific ties, and critical minerals will be the three primary areas of focus for the Trump administration’s nominee for ambassador to Australia, David Brat.

Appearing at his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Brat said the partnership between the two countries “makes America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.”