President Donald Trump got a reality check during his visit to China as he relied on the softies of economic interaction. The leader of the world's sole superpower was categorically told by his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that it's time to go beyond the rhetoric of warfare in the Middle East. The host also made it clear that the theory of Thucydides Trap – i.e. a rising power threatening to displace an established one – is irrelevant in the new era.

Beijing played cool to the high-profile guest as they reiterated their........

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