Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/mzBYInuSsSP.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 [H1Ng8bYk0xg] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 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: IvqirebWLDT G2pfXeIaLe0 lmm3KK0NddD vib0Djxgpg0 ORsC6X6O5Zd CMTnNkuwxHA
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: IvqirebWLDT G2pfXeIaLe0 lmm3KK0NddD vib0Djxgpg0 ORsC6X6O5Zd CMTnNkuwxHA