Is the US-China rivalry doomed to fall into the Thucydides Trap, meaning that war between them is inevitable?

Is the US-China rivalry doomed to fall into the Thucydides Trap, meaning that war between them is inevitable? In ancient Greece, a general surmised that war between Athens and Sparta was inescapable because of Spartan fears about the growth of Athenian power. Is what's happening with Washington and Beijing the 21st century equivalent? Last week, I covered the development as to why China initially shunned a proposed visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to the country. The visit was delayed, but the main points as to why that happened remain and carried over into the subsequent meeting…