Download or read book Reflection of the 'Thucydides Trap' and 'Hobbesian Trap' in the Trade War Between the United States and China (Study Based on The Belt & Road Initiative in Sri Lanka). written by Shanika Dilrukshi and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of China's rise on the US-led international order is one of the major challenges of this era. The relationship between a rising power and a dominant power in history has often ended in intense conflict and war. The main cause is the Thucydides trap. This article will first try to give you an idea of the Thucydides trap. The relationship between the United States and China is then discussed as to whether Thucydides falls into the trap. I will also discuss how the US-China relationship relates to the Hobbesian trap.Later, I will focusing more on the Belt & Road initiative (BRI) and build a discussion on whether it is part of this same traps. Also, in this article, I would like to state primarily that the Belt & Road initiative (BRI) are a comprehensive project that goes beyond a commercial and economic project. I will then focus on how the United States responds to this, how it affects countries such as Sri Lanka, and how to analyze the future through issues and tensions between China and the United States.