What is the ‘Thucydides’ Trap’ Xi Jinping mentioned to Trump?

The term “Thucydides' Trap” began trending on Google after Chinese President Xi Jinping raised it during talks with visiting US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday (May 14).

During the summit, Xi asked whether China and the US could overcome the “Thucydides’ Trap” and forge a new model of relations between the two countries.

But what exactly does the term mean — and where did it come from? #chinanews #china #usanews #usa

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