Xi says the U.S. and China can overcome the Thucydides Trap at White House talks

On arriving at the White House to meet Donald Trump on Thursday, Xi Jinping said the Thucydides Trap “can be overcome,” per Beijing’s readout—unlike his May summit question about avoiding destructive rivalry. China frames relations as competition without confrontation, citing Graham Allison’s idea that a rising and ruling power often leads to war.