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CHINA PRESS: Beijing has taken no initiatives to escalate the already tense

relations with the U.S. and has vowed not to do so in the future, official

newspaper the China Daily said in an editorial on Friday. The editorial said

Beijing's decision not to escalate the conflict was a sign of restraint, not

weakness, and showed that China hoped the US would come to its senses and back

off from confrontation. The U.S. would have difficulty in forming a united front

against China as its allies were unwilling to wager their future on the actions

of the current U.S. administration. There was also a strong awareness of China's

achievements under the rule of the Communist Party, the Daily said, referring to

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent speech on China, delivered in London.