Xi raised ‘Thucydides Trap’ with Trump as warning against conflict, expert says
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the "Thucydides Trap" with former US President Donald Trump, framing it as a critical diagnosis of US-China relations. According to Harvard scholar Graham Allison, Xi views the current trajectory as a risk for catastrophic conflict unless both nations alter their approach. Xi has previously acknowledged the concept, which describes the dangers of a rising power challenging a ruling power, while also asserting that such a trap is not inevitable. AI
