A Test of Will: Trump's Beijing Visit Raises Questions About Global Cooperation The optics were grand when President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shook hands on the steps of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
However, beneath the surface of this historic summit lies a complex web of tension that has come to define their relationship.
Historian Graham Allison coined the term "Thucydides Trap" to describe the fraught dynamics between rising and ruling powers.