A Chinese foreign trade company exported goods to an American corporation. The contract clearly stip

ulates: "if disputes arise out of performance of the contract, the disputes shall be settled through friendly negotiation. If no settlement can be reached through friendly negotiation, the case shall be submitted to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration in Beijing. " Later, disputes arise between two parties in respect of quality of the goods, but the American Co. has brought a lawsuit against the Chinese company at his location. The Chinese company received summons from the court.

Question: How should the Chinese company deal with it？

(Translate the case into Chinese and then answer the question)

Helpful hint: The case is mainly about the function of arbitration clause.