According to CNBC, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the Thucydides Trap can be overcome as he arrived at the White House to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, according to Beijing's official readout. Xi's remarks contrasted with his May summit question about whether the two countries could avoid the Thucydides Trap, a term used to describe how tensions between a rising power and an established power have often led to war. Xi also said the U.S. and China should have healthy competition without confrontation, describing it as a race to catch up rather than a struggle with winners and losers, and said the two militaries should improve crisis communication and prevention.