The Biden administration on Thursday approved a nearly US$14 billion arms sale to Indonesia, as the US presses ahead with steps it believes will help counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.The State Department announced the US$13.9 billion sale of advanced fighter jets while Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Australia on a visit also intended to underscore the US determination not to allow China free rein in the Pacific, even as developments between Russia and…
