**President Trump’s Major Miscalculation as a "Sucker for Flattery": Overseas Media Report on His Self-Destructive "Pilgrimage to China," Outmaneuvered by Xi Jinping** *May 15, 2026 (Fri) | President Online*
## **User Comment**
〓I feel a profound sense of discomfort when the U.S.-China relationship is described using the term **"Thucydides's Trap."**
〓The city-states of Athens and Sparta—while belonging to different tribes, the Ionians and Dorians respectively—were both Greeks (Hellenes) who shared the same language and culture (Greek mythology).
〓Therefore, that conflict is closer in image to the **American Civil War**, which was a struggle for hegemony between Americans who shared a common language and culture.
〓Yelang did not share the global standards or culture of the Seven States, yet it constantly put on airs and boastfully claimed to be a "Great Power" to them.
〓I believe the current position of Communist China is closer to that of the **Kingdom of Yelang**—pretending to be a "Great Power" and bluffing aggressively toward the "Seven Martial States" of the North.
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## **Article Title**
**President Trump’s Major Miscalculation as a "Sucker for Flattery": Overseas Media Report on His Self-Destructive "Pilgrimage to China," Outmaneuvered by Xi Jinping**
*May 15, 2026 (Fri) | President Online*
## **User Comment**
〓I feel a profound sense of discomfort when the U.S.-China relationship is described using the term **"Thucydides's Trap."**
〓The city-states of Athens and Sparta—while belonging to different tribes, the Ionians and Dorians respectively—were both Greeks (Hellenes) who shared the same language and culture (Greek mythology).
〓Therefore, that conflict is closer in image to the **American Civil War**, which was a struggle for hegemony between Americans who shared a common language and culture.
https://gyazo.com/231a12f3e4dc596ae9f1dc11cd077df5
〓During the Warring States period in China, there were seven states known as the **"Seven Martial States"** (Yan, Zhao, Wei, Qin, Chu, Han, and Qi).
〓If we were to liken these to the modern **"G7,"** there existed a "barbarian" kingdom to the south called **Yelang**.
https://gyazo.com/b217433810b4f0eca64c13048b752e47
〓Yelang did not share the global standards or culture of the Seven States, yet it constantly put on airs and boastfully claimed to be a "Great Power" to them.
https://gyazo.com/618b537d3059206d66ad6bc6416bc17e
〓I believe the current position of Communist China is closer to that of the **Kingdom of Yelang**—pretending to be a "Great Power" and bluffing aggressively toward the "Seven Martial States" of the North.
https://gyazo.com/cfbb26ec78f51d7fb87f2e667028f09f