由于中国的出口占GDP的比率高于美国，因此它更关心要如何去维护全球贸易体系；通过避免升级，中国也避免了去危害这一体系。
Because China has a higher export-to-GDP ratio than the US, they are more concerned with preserving the global trading system; by eschewing escalation, China avoids jeopardizing it.