# At Trump meeting, Xi lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict

https://mins.news/en/item/72655

- The Guardian, 2026-09-24 15:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/xi-jinping-trump-china-cooperation-thucydides-trap

> At the White House, Xi Jinping urged extensive cooperation and regular military dialogue with Washington to prevent the “Thucydides trap” and steer the US-China relationship away from conflict. He also invited 100,000 young Americans to visit China for student exchanges amid intense rivalry over AI and trade.

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