Xi Warned Trump About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ for U.S. and China. What Is It?

The New York Times | May 14, 2026, 10:40 a.m. | Original
China’s leader reached for Greek history to warn the United States of what can happen when a rising power meets an incumbent one.
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