CGTN: How Xi’s ‘Thucydides Trap’ question frames new chapter in China-US ties
CGTN published an article examining how Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the “Thucydides Trap” as a conceptual lens to emphasize that strategic competition between China and the United States need not lead to confrontation, during US President Donald Trump’s visit to China. It highlights the two sides’ agreement to build a “constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability,” characterized by moderate competition, manageable differences and cooperation as a core element.
“Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major-country relations?” Chinese President Xi Jinping asked the question during his talks with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, placing a broader historical question at the center of a state visit as an effort to ste...