With Washington favoring a confrontational approach aimed at maintaining its hegemony rather than a cooperative one for the common good, Beijing will have to be prepared to stand its ground and respond as necessary to safeguard its core interests, China Daily stated in terms of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 now signed into US law.

The act seeks to increase the level of access to Tibetan-inhabited areas of China for US diplomats, journalists, and tourists by denying entry into the United States for Chinese officials allegedly responsible for restricting their access to Tibet, adding another flashpoint to the already rocky China-US relationship.

Tibet is open and will open wider to the outside world. But everything will proceed to Beijing's agenda, not that of Washington.

The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 and the Taiwan Travel Act, passed earlier this year, serve as nothing but moves of folly as they send the wrong signal encouraging those secessionist forces seeking "Tibetan independence" and "Taiwan independence".

The two acts show that as well as its trade attacks, Washington is intent on putting pressure on Beijing by all means possible, China Daily reported.