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What is the Thucydides Trap? Xi's Ominous Warning to Trump
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2:01Now PlayingChinese leader Xi Jinping opened a high-stakes meeting with President Trump by ominously raising the prospect of a future war between the US and China. Xi referenced a geopolitical concept known as the Thucydides trap or the risks that arise when an emerging power challenges a stronger, more established power.
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