Xi Proposes U.S.-China Military Dialogue to Avoid 'Thucydides Trap'

Xi Jinping opened his Sept. 24 White House summit with Donald Trump by calling for extensive cooperation to avoid the "Thucydides trap" that could put the U.S. and China on a military collision course. He proposed regular military dialogue and improved crisis-communication mechanisms. Whether those channels hold over Taiwan and technology competition will be the test.