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Given China has more cards to play against the US and the tussles between China and the US over the arms sales to Taiwan remain locked in stalemate, China's ability to control the situation has gradually increased. In foreseeable future, the US will continue to sell arms to Taiwan, which is a reality Beijing has to face up to.

What Beijing needs to prevent most is the possible sale of F-35 fighters to Taiwan. In 1992, the US agreed to sell 150 units of advanced F-16 fighters at the time to the island, which prompted Beijing to stage a rare protest against Washington. That batch of F-16 fighters is now outdated and possessing F-35 fighters may add fuel to "Taiwan independence" activities.

To what extent will the new arms deal under the Trump administration impact the China-US relationship? This may not be a proper question to ask. The China-US relationship involves different individual cases and the case regarding arms sales to Taiwan is no doubt at the forefront of these multiple cases and a miniature of their bilateral relationship.

China must voice necessary reactions and should not fear whether such reactions may undermine its ties with the US. What China needs to consider is what new cards the US may hold and play against China and how capably China can maneuver the mutual retaliations amid its tussle with the US.

China's relationship with the US is different from that with other countries. The US sees China its biggest potential strategic rival and the fundamental momentum of the two nations' relationship is certainly a mirror of the dynamics of power balancing between the two countries. The only way China can mitigate its strategic passivity is by increasing its own strength. In other words, this should be the first rule in the China-US relationship in years ahead.

China cannot remain inactive against US provocations but the manner of our reactions cannot set us too far apart from where we can stand firmly. China should seek more tangible outcomes in its engagement with the US than superficial symbols. The US has made a flurry of unfriendly moves against China recently, which among other things, include the US Senate Armed Services Committee passing a bill to allow US warships to resume port visits to Taiwan and the US Treasury Department announcing sanctions against China's Bank of Dandong. The situation is testing China's will and wisdom. But this is by no means a major test for China but rather a normal "assessment quiz." China should perform firmly and steadily in the quiz.