Xi raises prospect of a future US-China war in meeting with Trump: ‘Thucydides trap’

Photo: President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Victor Nava. New York Post – updated May 14, 2026.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened Wednesday’s high-stakes meeting with President Trump by ominously raising the prospect of a future war between the US and China. Xi referenced a geopolitical concept known as the Thucydides trap, or the risks that arise when an emerging power challenges a stronger, more established power. “The whole world is watching our meeting,” Xi began inside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, with Trump seated across the table. […]

Click here to view original web page at www.nypost.com

Related articles:

What is ‘Thucydides trap,’ mentioned during Trump-Xi meeting? – The Hill

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict – AP News

Xi Jinping’s ‘blunt’ warning to Trump: What’s the ‘Taiwan question’ haunting US-China ties? – Mint