With strong leadership of the Communist Party of China and the institutional advantage of maintaining unity in the face of difficulties, China is fully capable of digesting and controlling the losses caused by the reduction of exports to the US. China doesn't want a trade war and hopes to reach an agreement as soon as possible. Washington shouldn't force China to strike back.
Officials such as Pompeo have made it difficult to form stable Sino-US relations. Dealing with ties between Beijing and Washington that may become more volatile in future has become quite a challenge.
US warships will continue to appear in the South China Sea. However, their voyage will have more symbolic meaning than actual significance.
It is certain that the Chinese society's expectation of a quick deal is not as high as that of American society. Even if talks fail, the impact on China will be controllable.
Washington also desires an agreement, as damage brought about by the trade war is two way. Upgrading and maintaining a long-term trade war is by no means an option for which Washington hopes.
Xinjiang may not need to set the level of social security higher than other parts of the country. But it must stay basically stable and resolutely avoid large-scale terrorist activities that occurred in previous years. This will be the key indicator for a final evaluation of Xinjiang's governance outcomes at this stage.
Hence, fights between civilizations will never occur. Striking a balance between China and the US is in the best interest of the West and all other countries and regions around the world rather than siding with the US to contain China. The US Department of State led by Pompeo is trying to mislead the world, but the world is not as stupid as they think it is.
Former US vice-president and Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden recently said China is not "bad folks" and China is not "competition for us." His remarks have sent waves across the US. People from President Donald Trump to core members of his team, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have lashed out at Biden.
The UK is in the quagmire of Brexit. UK-US relations will hardly bring more interests. China undoubtedly offers new motivation to the UK. China treats the UK frankly. The UK's final decision on Huawei will be a touchstone of how it treats China's interests.
China does not have to regard the US as an example in terms of nuclear weapons, which is also unrealistic. But China's nuclear force must be enough to deter US hawks' ideas of making strategic threats toward China, which should be the minimum for China's nuclear forces.
The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) ended Saturday in Beijing. Leaders who attended the forum signed a joint communiqué and reached several achievements. The forum further expanded the influence of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and boosted people's confidence in this cooperation mechanism.
"China has pioneered a societal approach to stealing innovation any way it can, from a wide array of businesses, universities, and organizations," FBI Director Christopher Wray said at an event on Friday in Washington. "Put plainly, China seems determined to steal its way up the economic ladder, at our expense," Wray said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) on Friday. He introduced measures China will take to further expand its opening-up. Apart from widening access to capital markets and strengthening protection of intellectual property rights, China will not seek a trade surplus, will import more agricultural products and services and will not pursue currency devaluation that harms others.
BRI is a groundbreaking international endeavor for the 21st century. The initiative has shown such powerful growth that even the greatest of obstacles cannot block. BRI will never be talked down to, and those who choose to speak negatively about it will only harm their own reputation.
Strengthened communication between China, Russia and North Korea is conducive to maintaining the current peaceful situation on the Korean Peninsula and for promoting further talks on North Korea's denuclearization. Thus, it should be supported.
If opposition parties can freely implement political extremism with Western support, Hong Kong will be completely messed up. However, Hong Kong alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of its future prosperity. The whole country has to shoulder it.
One needs courage to set aside prejudice and face reality. Some insightful people in the US believe that Washington should not ignore the benefits the BRI projects have brought to the world economy. Washington and its followers should be brave to acknowledge the BRI's success, and to build relationships with the BRI and jointly shape the future.
We must resolutely maintain the social and spiritual independence of Chinese society and thwart attempts by extremist groups to enter the country. No matter how chaotic the world is, we have to make sure that our landscape is good.
The PLA Navy will continue to grow. It will make great progress in hardware by its 80th anniversary. We hope this will be a process in which the Western Pacific Ocean consolidates peace and deepens reciprocal cooperation.