During his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jingping posed a question: “Can China and the United States transcend the so-called ‘Thucydides trap?’ and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations?” It was the second prominent reference to the ancient Greek general and historian made by a world leader this year, the first being by Prime Minister Mark Carney during his speech at Davos in January. So, why is Thucydides having a political moment, and what makes his writing relevant today? Read More
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Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi
BEIJING (AP) — For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying off social media. Then he got on…







