TheChina-USeconomicandtradefrictionunilaterallyinitiatedbytheUSisbecomingacontestofwillpowerattractingglobalattentionafter11roundsofnegotiationsoverthepastmorethanoneyear.TheUShasalwaysresortedtobacktrackingandcoercion,whileChinahasbeenneitherhumblenorpushy,stucktothebottomline,firmlydefendeditsnationalinterestsandupheldtheinternationalorder.InthetradewartargetingChina,thosewhogethurtincludeChina,internationaltradeorderbasedonrules,openandinclusiveworldeconomicsystemandthetrendofmankind’speacefuldevelopment.Inthefaceoftheescalationoftheeconomicandtradefriction,ChinakeepsitsfirmpositionthatChinadoesnotwantatradewar,butitisnotafraidofone,anditwillfightoneifnecessary.Chinaisopentonegotiation,butwillalsofighttotheendifneeded.Thestrongresponseaboutthe“fight”demonstratesamajorcountry’sreason,toleranceandself-confidence,andalsostrengthenscountries’determinationandcouragetojointlymaintaintheorderofdevelopment.Atpresent,ChinaisinthecrucialperiodofstridingtowardthetwocentenarygoalsandtheChineseDreamofnationalrejuvenation,sopeacefulandstableexternalenvironmentandhigher-levelopening-upareofgreatsignificance.Thereisnocountrythatismorecommittedtotheculturaltraditionofpacifismanddiplomaticconceptofwin-windevelopmentintheworld.Chinaisconfidentindealingwiththetradewar.Atpresent,thefundamentalsforsoundandstableeconomicgrowthremainunchanged,thenecessaryproductionfactorsforhigh-qualitydevelopmentremainunchanged,andtheoverallmomentumoflong-termeconomicstabilityandprogressalsoremainsunchanged.China’smodernizationdevelopmentisnotaUSfavor.Thereisnocountryintheworldthathasthecapacityto“reconstruct”China,thesecondlargesteconomy,thelargestindustrialcountry,goodstradingcountryandforeignexchangereserveholder.Chinausedtoandwillrelyonitselftodevelop.Themomentofwhenafightbecomesinescapableiscoming.ConstantescalationofeconomicandtradefrictionshowsthechangeintheUSstrategyonChina,anditsColdWarthinkingandhegemonmentalitythatittakesChinaasthemainstrategiccompetitor.WhatChinahastodoistofightwithfirmdeterminationwithoutillusions.TheadjustmentoftheChina-UStiesisalong-termprocess.HistoryhasproventhateverymajorbreakthroughinChina-USeconomicandtraderelationspromotedthetiesbetweenthetwocountriestoanewstageoverthepast40years.Ifwetransferthecontrollabletradewarintoanopportunityforadjustingandreleasingtensionsbetweenthetwocountries,itwouldbeanachievementafterthetest.ContributedbyGuanMingwenforGuangmingDailyTranslatedbyZhangZhou