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President Xi Jinping References a Possible US-China War in Meeting With Trump: ‘Thucydides Trap’
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3:08Now PlayingChinese leader Xi Jinping opened Wednesday’s high-stakes meeting with President Trump by ominously raising the prospect of a future war between the US and China. Xi made reference to a geopolitical concept known as the Thucydides trap, which posits that there is a high probability of a violent clash when a rising power challenges the ruling hegemon.
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