# Why Xi believes the U.S. and China can overcome the ‘Thucydides Trap’

https://mins.news/en/item/74953

- CNBC, 2026-09-26 05:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/26/xi-trump-thucydides-trap-us-china.html

> In May, Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Donald Trump whether the two countries could avoid a destructive rivalry. He now appears to believe they can overcome it.

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