Canberra [Australia], February 4 (ANI): Advocating a balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, a group of prominent Australians, including former politicians, diplomats and academics, have called on the Australian government to adopt “an activist middle power role” to avert the US-China conflict, Voice of America (VOA) reported. The group, led by former Australian Foreign Affairs ministers Bob Carr and Gareth Evans, said in a statement that without a “comprehensive new detente,” tensions between the US and China could escalate into a conflict that could involve Australia. A total of 50 prominent A…