President Trump Responds To China President Xi Jinping’s “Thucydides Trap” Remarks

Does China think they are the new superpower?

During the U.S.-China summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping used an interesting choice of words during his opening remarks.

Xi Jinping, during his opening remarks, stated, “Can China and the United States transcend the so-called ‘Thucydides Trap’ and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations?”

So what is the Thucydides Trap?

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The Guardian broke down the meaning and provided insight into what it means in regard to U.S.-China relations:

A messy war in the Middle East. Tensions in Taiwan. When the leaders of the world’s two superpowers met in Beijing this week, these were the flashpoints everyone expected they would talk about.

Instead, Chinese leader Xi Jinping threw another, ancient war, into the mix.