China must strengthen its ability to prevent, prepare for, manage and control frictions with other countries

China has run into more security challenges and greater international pressure in recent years, and this means there will be frequent frictions with the outside world. However, this is a necessary stage for a rising country. Whether China can handle the intensifying frictions and stick to its path of peaceful development, presents a challenge that must be clearly answered with deeds rather than words.

So what measures can China take?