Trump Blames Biden for Xi's 'Declining Nation' Remark During 2-Day State Visit

15 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · May 15

Trump said Xi Jinping's "Thucydides Trap" remark referred to U.S. decline under Joe Biden, not to America under his own presidency.
On Truth Social, Trump wrote that the country suffered "tremendous damage" during Biden's 4 years and said Xi was "100% correct" on that point.
Xi had asked whether China and the U.S. could avoid the "Thucydides Trap" and build a new model of major-power relations, invoking a theory that a rising power and an established one can slide into conflict.
No clear indication in Xi's translated remarks tied the "declining nation" idea specifically to Biden, leaving Trump's interpretation unconfirmed as the leaders seek steadier U.S.-China ties.

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