Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/tKd2mkPJS7o.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 [zMyKszW6TnA] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 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: Piy8FAUFGH3 ocDTGPAKwNF PuQNgDy5PqR WX35a6BYVP3 evJnIiLZxum fTXSII2iN27 Rf3WhME7n10
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: Piy8FAUFGH3 ocDTGPAKwNF PuQNgDy5PqR WX35a6BYVP3 evJnIiLZxum fTXSII2iN27 Rf3WhME7n10