Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/GnExf5LfTUP.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What is the ‘Thucydides Trap’ that Xi asked Trump? cnbc trump xijinping [EA3NYNt7Gmp] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Google searches for “Thucydides Trap” surged after Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned the concept during a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday. So what is the “Thucydides Trap”? CNBC’s Lim Hui Jie explains the nuances behind the term. Subscribe: @CNBCInternationalLive Subscribe to CNBC International: @CNBCInternational LinkedIn: TikTok: Facebook: Instagram: Threads: X: Telegram: vrLP3Lxt05a gxzglpAMahR zquh9FymIJe 7Ik3wlbJEsf RaetjGHC961 8KWrsbx4Oxj
Google searches for “Thucydides Trap” surged after Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned the concept during a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday. So what is the “Thucydides Trap”? CNBC’s Lim Hui Jie explains the nuances behind the term. Subscribe: @CNBCInternationalLive Subscribe to CNBC International: @CNBCInternational LinkedIn: TikTok: Facebook: Instagram: Threads: X: Telegram: vrLP3Lxt05a gxzglpAMahR zquh9FymIJe 7Ik3wlbJEsf RaetjGHC961 8KWrsbx4Oxj