Xi warned America about Thucydides. He should reread the ending

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The summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ended without a dramatic formal announcement. Xi’s invocation of the “Thucydides Trap” in his opening remarks was a dramatic reminder of the breadth of his ambitions and the danger they pose for the United States.