The cause is rooted in the Thucydides Trap – referred to this week by Xi Jinping – the simple but dangerous arithmetic of a rising power and an anxious incumbent

China News: When Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, one phrase unexpectedly dominated strategic discussions betwee.

Xi Jinping has invoked the concept of 'Thucydides Trap' over the years in relations to Washington. What does it mean for the US?

China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing

China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing

The concept, which draws on the ancient Greek historian Thucydides, describes the danger that conflict can erupt when a rising power challenges an established one.

Explainer - The US and China have been rivals for almost 80 years, but when the countries' leaders met in Beijing on Thursday, Xi Jinping made reference to a far more ancient feud.

Xi Jinping opened his Beijing summit with Trump by asking whether the two powers could avoid the "Thucydides Trap" — then warned that mishandling Taiwan could lead to war.

This week in Beijing, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping quietly admitted something the world has been slow to grasp: neither can afford a collision between their two countries.

The cause is rooted in the Thucydides Trap – referred to this week by Xi Jinping – the simple but dangerous arithmetic of a rising power and an anxious incumbent

Chinese premier cited ancient Greek history to issue warning to Donald Trump

Trump on Taiwan:When you look at the odds, China is a very, very powerful, big country. That’s a very small island.Think of it; it’s 59 miles away.

Trump on Taiwan:When you look at the odds, China is a very, very powerful, big country. That’s a very small island.Think of it; it’s 59 miles away.