Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=pmJMQP5e8lk Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What is the ‘Thucydides Trap’ that Xi asked Trump? cnbc trump xijinping [1nofs1hgCa8] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 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: keAA4Lb12I4 VdX0VpKHonV fCJPFjNKcEy NXBv00ruGmQ gvUpe73yrXx
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: keAA4Lb12I4 VdX0VpKHonV fCJPFjNKcEy NXBv00ruGmQ gvUpe73yrXx