Xi greets Trump with ominous warning about risk of war between US and China: 'Beware the Thucydides Trap'
Donald Trump has received a spectacular state welcome from China's president Xi Jinping, treated to imperial pomp rarely afforded a US president.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Donald Trump has received a spectacular state welcome from China's president Xi Jinping, treated to imperial pomp rarely afforded a US president.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: May 14, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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