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CAN U.S. AND CHINA AVOID THUCYDIDES TRAP The term is based on a quote by ancient Athenian historian and military general Thucydides, which posited that the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta had been inevitable because of Spartan fears of the growth of Athenian power. In the present context, it is primarily used and was coined in relation to a potential military conflict between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Xi Jinping, the paramount leader of China, has himself referenced the term, cautioning that "We all need to work together to avoid the Thucydides trap". The term gained further influence in 2018 as a result of a surge in US-Chinese tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on almost half of China's exports to the US, leading to a tit-for-tat series of economic escalations. Western scholars have noted that there are a number of pressing issues the two nations are at odds over that increase the likelihood of the two powers falling into the Thucydides trap, including the continued independence of Taiwan, China's digital policing and its use of cyber espionage, differing policies towards North Korea, China's increased naval presence in the Pacific and its claims over the South China Sea, and human rights in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. Some also point to the consolidation of power by Xi Jinping, supposedly irreconcilable differences in values, and the trade deficit as further evidence the countries may be slipping into the Thucydides trap
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