Is China Out of New Ideas?
Source: RealClearPolitics - Homepage · Bias: Center Right
Summary
Hoover Institution fellow Michael Auslin told the RCP podcast on Thursday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping invoking the "Thucydides Trap" during meetings with President Trump is "not good history" and a sign of weakness.
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