Speaking at the White House on the 24th of September, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that by strengthening communication, cooperation, and coexisting in peace, we can certainly find the right path for our two great countries to get along on this planet we both call home.
It is in this way, he said during his state visit to Washington, that the Thucydides Trap can be overcome.
The Thucydides Trap predicts that the tension between a rising power and a ruling one usually ends in war.
But as Xi made clear, this is not an inevitability.
It is a choice.
Through cooperation, achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand, said Xi, announcing an invitation for one hundred thousand young Americans to visit China for exchanges and study in the coming five years.
Trump appeared warm to the prospect, saying at a state dinner that as the leaders of our two nations, President Xi and I both understand that we represent different systems, but the ties between our people endure, and we've never gotten along better.
Speaking at the White House on the 24th of September, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that by strengthening communication, cooperation, and coexisting in peace, we can certainly find the right path for our two great countries to get along on this planet we both call home.
It is in this way, he said during his state visit to Washington, that the Thucydides Trap can be overcome.
The Thucydides Trap predicts that the tension between a rising power and a ruling one usually ends in war.
But as Xi made clear, this is not an inevitability.
It is a choice.
Through cooperation, achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand, said Xi, announcing an invitation for one hundred thousand young Americans to visit China for exchanges and study in the coming five years.
Trump appeared warm to the prospect, saying at a state dinner that as the leaders of our two nations, President Xi and I both understand that we represent different systems, but the ties between our people endure, and we've never gotten along better.
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