China challenging US superpower status is ‘not inevitable’: Xi Jinping tells American senators

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with a delegation of American senators and stated that the “Thucydides Trap” is not inevitable, downplaying concerns that China is challenging the US as a superpower. Xi emphasized that competition and confrontation are not in line with the current global trend and that the success of China and the US should be seen as an opportunity rather than a challenge.