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Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today's edition of the Daily Open newsletter.
This morning, the CNBC newsroom found itself brushing up on its Greek history as the "Thucydides Trap" made it mainstream. The term refers to how tensions between rising and ruling powers can often result in war — and Chinese President Xi Jinping is suggesting China and the U.S. avoid it as he concludes the first day of talks with President Donald Trump.
"We should be partners, not rivals," said Chinese President Xi Jinping as he greeted U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday morning.
"It's going to be better than ever before," said Trump of the U.S. and China's relationship in his opening remarks.
