US drapes its paranoia with righteousness

Editor's note: The ongoing economic and trade frictions between China and the United States have made many people talk about the two countries being caught in the Thucydides trap. A People's Daily article comments:

The Thucydides trap is characterized by the zero-sum game between an existing power and an emerging one. Although many say that this is not an inevitable fate, in the eyes of some in the US, a rapidly developing China is still an enemy to the US and a thorn in its flesh.

Washington's obsession with a zero-sum game and the law of the jungle is reflected in the trade war it has instigated against China in defiance of international norms and widespread opposition from the international community.